Showing how various approaches have been able to force changes at the state and local levels, this book points the way to a different overall model for progressive politics, beyond free-market fundamentalism. Containing many forward-thinking strategies, this book represents a different way of resolving the problems facing contemporary America.

"Succeeds brilliantly in taking the Jeffersonian spirit into the last bastion of privilege in America, offering workable solutions for making the American economy one that is truly of, by, and for the people." - Jeremy Rifkin, author of "The End of Work". According to Gar Alperovitz, the new American religion of corporate-run capitalism has hijacked American democracy. The result: unresponsive government, growing inequality, corruption, sprawl, and rising personal debt. So far, no one has offered a truly fundamental alternative solution to the deepening crisis. In this important new book, Alperovitz shows how new approaches have been able to force changes at the state and local levels, pointing the way to a new overall model for progressive politics beyond free-market fundamentalism. Full of realistic, forward-thinking strategies, this book represents an entirely new way of resolving the problems facing America today. Gar Alperovitz (Washington, DC) is a Professor of Political Economy at the University of Maryland. His articles have appeared in the "New York Times", the "Washington Post", the "New Republic", the "Nation", and the "Atlantic".