Pants on Fire: Cutting through the Biggest Lies of Twenty-first-Century American Plutocracy

Pants on Fire explores the lies that govern America—why people go along with them and what it costs to do so. It reveals the plutocracy that benefits and examines what needs to be done to bring back a true democracy.

It’s no secret: The wealthy demand—and get—what they want from the system at the expense of everyone else. Seven key lies advance their agenda:

• The way to grow the economy is to stimulate the people at the top.
• Loose money is another way to grow the economy.
• The stock market ...