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Learn moreIn his acclaimed book American Theocracy, Kevin Phillips warned of the perilous interaction of debt, financial recklessness, and the spiking cost (and growing scarcity) of oil- warnings that are proving to be frighteningly accurate. Now, in his most significant and timely book yet, Phillips takes the full measure of this crisis. They are a part of what he calls "bad money"- not just the depreciated dollar, but also the dangerous attitudes and the flawed products of wayward mega-finance. His devastating conclusion: In its hubris, the financial sector has hijacked the American economy and put our very global future at risk-and it may be too late to stop it.
Kevin Phillips has been a political and economic commentator for more than three decades. A former White House strategist, he is a regular contributor to theย Los Angeles Timesย and NPR, and writes forย Harperโsย andย Time. His books includeย New York Timesย bestsellersย The Politics of Rich and Poorย andย Wealth and Democracy.
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. His stage appearances throughout the US includeย Cyrano,ย Hamlet,ย andย MacBeth. In the audio industry, Scott has won over 20 Earphones Awards, as well as the 2003 Audie Award in the Best Science Fiction category forย Dune: The Butlerian Jihad. After recording nearly 250 books in five years,ย AudioFileย Magazine named Scott โone of the fastest-rising stars in the audiobook galaxyโ and proclaimed him one of their Golden Voices. Brickโs range is unparalleled as he reads thrillers to narrative nonfiction, from biographies to science fiction with aplomb.
Kevin Phillips has been a political and economic commentator for more than three decades. A former White House strategist, he is a regular contributor to theย Los Angeles Timesย and NPR, and writes forย Harperโsย andย Time. His books includeย New York Timesย bestsellersย The Politics of Rich and Poorย andย Wealth and Democracy.
Scott Brick, an acclaimed voice artist, screenwriter, and actor, has performed on film, television, and radio. His stage appearances throughout the US includeย Cyrano,ย Hamlet,ย andย MacBeth. In the audio industry, Scott has won over 20 Earphones Awards, as well as the 2003 Audie Award in the Best Science Fiction category forย Dune: The Butlerian Jihad. After recording nearly 250 books in five years,ย AudioFileย Magazine named Scott โone of the fastest-rising stars in the audiobook galaxyโ and proclaimed him one of their Golden Voices. Brickโs range is unparalleled as he reads thrillers to narrative nonfiction, from biographies to science fiction with aplomb.
Reviews
"A harrowing picture of national danger that no American reader will welcome, but that none should ignore. . . . Frighteningly persuasive."-Alan Brinkley, The New York Times
"An indispensable presentation of the case against things as they are."
-Time
"Sobering . . . positively alarming."
-Los Angeles Times Expand reviews