Mastering the universe : the obscene wealth of the ruling class, what they do with their money, and why you should hate them even more / Rob Larson.
| Author/creator | Larson, Rob author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | xiii, 224 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Boss fight -- Why read about the ruling class -- The numbers -- The lifestyle -- The classes -- The lies -- The burden -- The clans -- The plan. |
| Abstract | "The fact that we live in one of the most unequal societies in the history of the world is becoming common knowledge. And while lists of 'richest people in x country' may be easy to come by, how much do we really know about the billionaires who sit atop our global economic system? Who are they, really? How did they accumulate their ill-gotten gains? And what kind of depravities do they use to maintain their positions? Turning their own weapons of class-war against them--from the fawning profiles found in the Mansion section of the Wall Street Journal to the national income data buried in white papers meant solely for investors and technocrats--Larson crunches the numbers so you don't have to. But he doesn't stop there, because appreciating the sheer scale of the global wealth gap doesn't even touch on all the ways the ruling class are making us miserable, breaking our society to pieces, and destroying the planet in their pursuit of ever-increasing power and profit. As we behold whole continents on fire, pandemics thrashing public health systems to smithereens, and declining lifespans for the vast majority, Larson argues that the only way forward is to yank on the emergency break and give capitalism the boot."-- Amazon website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 9798888900857 |
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