NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A progressive takedown of the uber-capitalist status quo that has
enriched millionaires and billionaires at the expense of the working class and a blueprint for
what transformational change would actually look like—with a new afterword A clarion call
against the American oligarchs . . . powerful.”—The Guardian It’s OK to be angry about
capitalism. Reflecting on our turbulent times Senator Bernie Sanders takes on the billionaire
class and speaks blunt truths about our country’s failure to address the destructive nature of
a system that is fueled by uncontrolled greed and rigidly committed to prioritizing corporate
profits over the needs of ordinary Americans. Sanders argues that unfettered capitalism is to
blame for an unprecedented level of income and wealth inequality is undermining our democracy
and is destroying our planet. How can we accept an economic order that allows three
billionaires to control more wealth than the bottom half of our society? How can we accept a
political system that allows the super rich to buy politicians and swing elections? How can we
accept an energy system that rewards the fossil fuel corporations causing the climate crisis?
Sanders believes that in the face of these overwhelming challenges the American people must
ask tough questions about the systems that have failed us and demand fundamental economic and
political change. This is where the path forward begins. It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism
presents a vision that extends beyond the promises of past campaigns to reveal what would be
possible if the political revolution took place if we would finally recognize that economic
rights are human rights and if we would work to create a society that provides a decent
standard of living for all. This isn’t some utopian fantasy this is democracy as we should
know it.
