{"product_id":"9781668221549","title":"The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracy","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWinters, Jeffrey\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eScribner\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/11\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn urgent and revealing examination of how the ultra-rich dominate democracies, hoard political power, and maintain inequality that “grips like a political thriller, warns like an alarm, and astonishes on every page” (Jonathan Eig, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for \u003ci\u003eKing: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe wealthy and powerful few have dominated the many throughout most of human history. This is now more starkly visible than ever—a time when the gulf between oligarchs and average citizens is larger than any gap that existed during infamous feudal and slave societies of antiquity. We are hurtling ever deeper into a state of inequality that oligarchs of past eras could only have dreamed of; but for the first time in history, this domination is being accomplished through democracy. We aren’t in open revolt against the system—in fact, we seemingly keep voting to prop it up. Why?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Spot\u003c\/i\u003e, political scientist Jeffrey Winters delivers a timely, “provocative, accessible” (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e) account of how we reached this era of in-your-face oligarchy. Tracing the evolution of wealth power through the modern democratic era, he demonstrates how domination by oligarchs isn’t a flaw in our democracy, but rather a foundational feature—one that allows the wealthy to limit the agenda, control the marketplace of ideas, and rewire the law to defend, hide, and increase their money and power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“A work of fearful urgency” (Yanis Varoufakis, author of \u003ci\u003eTechnofeudalism\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Blind Spot \u003c\/i\u003eultimately sounds a clarion call for change, arming us not only with a vital lens through which we can understand just how bad our political reality has become, but also with bold ideas for how we might shift the balance of power.","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50865073914111,"sku":"9781668221549","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781668221549","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}