Kill It to Save It: An Autopsy of Capitalism's Triumph Over Democracy

How have powerful Americans convinced their fellow citizens to support policies beneficial only to the wealthy? Why have so many given up on public education, safe food and safe streets, living wages - even on democracy itself?

Kill it to Save it lays bare the hypocrisy of US political discourse by documenting the story of capitalism's triumph over democracy.

As the Progressive Left tries to understand how President Trump came to power, Corey Dolgon documents his historical, political and cultural road map. Dolgon argues that American citizens now accept policies that destroy the public sector and promote political stories that feel right "in the gut", regardless of science or facts.

Covering the post-Vietnam era to present day, Dolgon dismantles US common sense cultural discourse and explains why the endless crisis in US policy will continue until American citizens recognize what has been lost, and in whose interest.

Author: Corey Dolgon
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 04/01/2018
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781447317135

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2017

About the Author
Corey Dolgon is professor of sociology and director of community-based learning at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts. He is the author of three other books, including the award-winning The End of the Hamptons: Scenes from the Class Struggle in America's Paradise.