<div>A humorous but passionate look at the criminal silliness of the US political system from the author who has &ldquo;better comic bomb sights than John Stewart&rdquo; (Mike Davis, author of The Monster at Our Door). In this raucous, irreverent book, Danny Katch diagnoses the various mental disorders peculiar to those who have way too much money and power&mdash;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. &ldquo;The funniest, smartest, and most dangerous political writer you never heard of is Danny Katch. You&rsquo;ll laugh. You&rsquo;ll get pissed off. You&rsquo;ll disagree. And you&rsquo;ll wonder how you read this terrific book in one sitting. A welcome antidote to what passes for political writing in an election year.&rdquo; &mdash;Dave Zirin, author of Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down &ldquo;From Cocoa Puffs to melting ice caps, Danny Katch&rsquo;s America&rsquo;s Got Democracy gets to the heart of how and why our political establishment creates economic, social, and environmental crapification, and he does it with a flair even the most disaffected caf&eacute; barista with a PhD will love. But if you enjoy reading dry, abstract political works in which the words go clopping across the page on little wooden feet, don&rsquo;t read Katch&rsquo;s book.&rdquo; &mdash;Sherry Wolf, author of Sexuality and Socialism &ldquo;Guess what? It&rsquo;s even more boringer reading it than talking about it.&rdquo; &mdash;Lila Katch, seven years old</div>

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America's Got Democracy!

<div>&ldquo;With wit and clarity, Katch argues for social movements, political activism, and socialism as the alternatives we need to win the world we want&rdquo; (Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, author of From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation). The election of Donald Trump has sent the United States and the world into uncharted waters, with a bigoted, petty man-child at the head of the planet&rsquo;s most powerful empire. Danny Katch indicts the hollowness of the US political system which led to Trump&rsquo;s rise and puts forward a vision for a real alternative, a democracy that works for the people. &ldquo;In the tradition of Abbie Hoffman and George Carlin, Sarah Silverman and Dave Chappelle, Katch&rsquo;s generous, embracing humor is deployed to uncover the deepest truths of our predicament. Don&rsquo;t miss it.&rdquo; &mdash;Bill Ayers, author of Demand the Impossible!: A Radical Manifesto &ldquo;This is a moment when politics and laughter are both necessities for survival. Without them we would be lost. Now we have a book that gives us both.&rdquo; &mdash;Dave Zirin, author of Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down &ldquo;If you or your friends and family have been shocked and horrified since Election Day, Katch will calm you down, cheer you up, and get you ready to fight.&rdquo; &mdash;Sarah Jaffe, podcast host and author of Necessary Trouble &ldquo;It&rsquo;s horrible, tragic, ridiculous, and full of suspense. But enough about the White House. This book will make you laugh out loud, learn something about our world, and get inspired to change it.&rdquo; &mdash;Brian Jones, actor, educator, and activist</div>

Why Bad Governments Happen to Good People

<div>&ldquo;Katch has done the impossible: he makes socialism sexy . . . eye-opening, inspiring, and funny . . . this book might turn you into a closet socialist&rdquo; (Judah Friedlander, actor and comedian). Opinion polls show that many people in the United States prefer socialism to capitalism. But after being declared dead and buried for decades, socialism has come to mean little more than something vaguely less cruel and stupid than what we have now. That&rsquo;s not exactly going to inspire millions to storm the barricades. Danny Katch brings together the two great Marxist traditions of Karl and Groucho to provide an entertaining and insightful introduction to what the socialist tradition has to say about democracy, economics, and the potential of human beings to be something more than being bomb-dropping, planet-destroying racist fools. &ldquo;The most hilarious book about socialism since Karl Marx and his brother Harpo wrote their joke book.&rdquo; &mdash;Hari Kondabolu, filmmaker and comedian &ldquo;If The Communist Manifesto and America&rsquo;s Funniest Home Videos had a baby, it would be Danny Katch&rsquo;s new book. It&rsquo;s a hilarious and fun way to think about what&rsquo;s wrong with our world, how it could be different, and how we might get there. Keep an extra copy of Socialism . . . Seriously in your bag and hand it to the next person who asks you what socialism is all about; as long as that person is not your boss . . . seriously.&rdquo; &mdash;Brian Jones, actor, educator, and activist &ldquo;A lighthearted, easy read that packs an intro course on socialism into a short volume. With jokes that made me laugh out loud, and a lot of heart. Socialism is for lovers. Indeed.&rdquo; &mdash;Sarah Jaffe, Belabored podcast host</div>

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America's Got Democracy!

Why Bad Governments Happen to Good People

Socialism . . . Seriously

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America's Got Democracy!

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Socialism . . . Seriously

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