Why Bad Governments Happen to Good People

Why Bad Governments Happen to Good People

by Danny Katch
Why Bad Governments Happen to Good People

Why Bad Governments Happen to Good People

by Danny Katch

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Overview

“With wit and clarity, Katch argues for social movements, political activism, and socialism as the alternatives we need to win the world we want” (Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation).
 
The election of Donald Trump has sent the United States and the world into uncharted waters, with a bigoted, petty man-child at the head of the planet’s most powerful empire. Danny Katch indicts the hollowness of the US political system which led to Trump’s rise and puts forward a vision for a real alternative, a democracy that works for the people.
 
“In the tradition of Abbie Hoffman and George Carlin, Sarah Silverman and Dave Chappelle, Katch’s generous, embracing humor is deployed to uncover the deepest truths of our predicament. Don’t miss it.” —Bill Ayers, author of Demand the Impossible!: A Radical Manifesto
 
“This is a moment when politics and laughter are both necessities for survival. Without them we would be lost. Now we have a book that gives us both.” —Dave Zirin, author of Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down
 
“If you or your friends and family have been shocked and horrified since Election Day, Katch will calm you down, cheer you up, and get you ready to fight.” —Sarah Jaffe, podcast host and author of Necessary Trouble
 
“It’s horrible, tragic, ridiculous, and full of suspense. But enough about the White House. This book will make you laugh out loud, learn something about our world, and get inspired to change it.” —Brian Jones, actor, educator, and activist

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781608468737
Publisher: Haymarket Books
Publication date: 02/13/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 154
Sales rank: 895,807
File size: 979 KB

About the Author

Danny Katch is an activist and humorist often accused of not knowing the difference. He writes a regular column for SocialistWorker.org and his articles have appeared in Truth-Out, ZNet, and the New York Daily News. He is the author of Socialism... Seriously: A Brief Guide to Human Liberation and America's Got Democracy! The Making of the World's Longest Running Reality Show.

Table of Contents

I The new reality

1 How did an unpopular candidate from an unpopular party win the election?
2 Trumpism and the new right
3 Mommy and Daddy aren’t going to save you (on corporations and state)

II Their democracy and ours

4 The oxymoron of capitalist democracy
5 This is what democracy looks like
6 Lessons from the Sanders campaign
7 Solidarity can Trump hate
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