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There is no alternative to free-market capitalism. At least that’s what we’ve been told since the 1980s, when Margaret Thatcher first declared the debate over. Politicians daily declare it, journalists parrot it, talk show hosts acquiesce to it, rich people gloat about it, and regular people simply assume it. Fired Up about Capitalism forcefully argues that this is nothing but a myth. Tom Malleson exposes the reality of contemporary capitalism–from the widening inequality between the 1% and the rest of society, to ecological devastation–and demonstrates that in fact there are many alternatives. By demonstrating a wide range of examples of alternatives from around the world, from the short-term and practical to the long-term and ambitious, Malleson shows that replacing contemporary capitalism is not pie-in-the-sky utopia, but is a real possibility as long as enough of us fight back against injustice and insist that a better world is possible There Is No Alternative To Free-market Capitalism. At Least That's What We've Been Told Since The 1980s, When Margaret Thatcher First Declared The Debate Over. Politicians Declare It, Journalists Parrot It, Rich People Gloat About It, And Regular People Simply Assume It. Of All The Weapons Of The Rich And Powerful--the Billions Stashed Away In Tax Havens, The Bought-and-paid-for Politicians, Their Media Empires, Even Their Military Might--nothing Is As Powerful In Securing Their System As Their Ability To Convince Us That There Is No Alternative. But Capitalism Is A Rotten System. It Is Unfree, Unequal, Environmentally Destructive, Globally Unfair And Culturally Pernicious. The Good News Is That There Are Alternatives. In Fired Up About Capitalism, Tom Malleson Explores The Central Problems Of Capitalism: Inequality, Domination At Work, Environmental Degradation, Global Injustice, Greed And Individualism. He Maps Out Some Of The Most Exciting And Promising Alternatives And Calls On Young People To Stand Up To Capitalism And Build The World They Want To See Before It's Too Late.-- The Myth Of Tina -- Realities Of Capitalism I : Inequality And Workplace Hierarchy -- Realities Of Capitalism Ii : Consumerism, Globalization, And Environmental Destruction -- Short-term Alternatives : Rebuilding Social Democracy -- Long-term Alternatives : Toward A Democratic Socialism -- Something To Fight For : There Are Many Alternatives. Tom Malleson. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 135-147) And Index. Issued Also In Electronic Format. "There is no alternative to free-market capitalism. At least that's what we've been told since the 1980s, when Margaret Thatcher first declared the debate over. Politicians declare it, journalists parrot it, rich people gloat about it, and regular people simply assume it. Of all the weapons of the rich and powerful--the billions stashed away in tax havens, the bought-and-paid-for politicians, their media empires, even their military might--nothing is as powerful in securing their system as their ability to convince us that there is no alternative. But capitalism is a rotten system. It is unfree, unequal, environmentally destructive, globally unfair and culturally pernicious. The good news is that there are alternatives. In Fired Up About Capitalism, Tom Malleson explores the central problems of capitalism: inequality, domination at work, environmental degradation, global injustice, greed and individualism. He maps out some of the most exciting and promising alternatives and calls on young people to stand up to capitalism and build the world they want to see before it's too late."-- Provided by publisher There is no alternative to free-market capitalism.That's what we've been told since the 1980s. Politicians daily declare it, journalists parrot it, talk show hosts acquiesce to it, rich people gloat about it, and regular people simply assume it. This book forcefully argues that this is nothing but a myth.