Rob Larson is one of the few economists to bring a sophisticated understanding of contemporary science to his analyses of the structural deficiencies of capitalist markets. Lucid and accessible; this book is a most valuable contribution to public understanding.---Roam Chomsky<BR><BR>Larson explains why the systemically dangerous institutions (the "too big to fall" banks) imperil our democracy as well as our economy. William Black, Associate Professor of Economics and Law, University of Missouri-Kansas-City, and author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One<BR><BR>Larson has a unique skill for integrating the increasingly urgent economic and ecological crises that America faces in incisive and accessible terms. Roger Bylee, labor journalist<BR><BR>Larson's book connects environmental degradation with overwhelming corporate power. A most readable and timely response to a central challenge of our times. Mary Zepennick, founder of the Massachusetts-based Poclad, the Program on Corporations, Law and Democracy<BR><BR>Larson has the incredible ability to break down complicated economic data and present what is really happening in easy and simple language, Fact-driven, concise, interesting, and even funny. A wonderful read! Tom Szymansaki, Organizer of IBEW Local 276<BR><BR>This is a concise and darkly humorous guide to the three great crises plaguing today's world: environmental degradation, social conflict in the age of austerity, and financial instability. Written for anyone who is wondering how we've come to this point, Rob Larson holds mainstream economic theory up against grim reality. He examines scientists' conclusions about climate change, exposes the business world's opinions about its own power, and reveals the fingerprints of finance on American elections