Burned by billionaires : how concentrated wealth and power are ruining our lives and planet /
Recently, it has become increasingly evident that extreme concentrations of wealth and power have profound impacts on our politics, but extreme inequality's influence on our daily lives-- and our futures-- has been vastly overlooked. In Burned by Billionaires, author and a senior scholar at the...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The New Press,
2025.
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| Summary: | Recently, it has become increasingly evident that extreme concentrations of wealth and power have profound impacts on our politics, but extreme inequality's influence on our daily lives-- and our futures-- has been vastly overlooked. In Burned by Billionaires, author and a senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, DC, Chuck Collins chronicles how the actions of the top .01% have severe consequences for the rest of us, especially those of marginalized identities. Collins takes down the "myth of meritocracy," unraveling how the rich rig the game in their favor, resulting in a concentration of wealth in the hands of a tiny (but growing) class of billionaires-- leading to both intense income and political polarization. |
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| Physical Description: | 239 pages : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781620979969 (electronic bk.) 1620979969 (electronic bk.) |