Danny Katch: 3 books

The election of Donald Trump has sent U.S. 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 U.S. 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 this raucous irreverent book, Katch diagnoses the various mental disorders peculiar to those who have way too much money and power – and the politicians who work for them. He shows how the very elections that are supposed to be our way of bringing about change have become a tool to get us to accept the insane status quo.

A recent Pew research reports says that 43 % of 18-29 year-olds and 33% of or 30-49 year-olds react positively to the word "socialism." The 2008 economic crisis has caused many Americans to seek an alternative to to capitalism. Many introductions to socialism are dry and bland. Danny's...