America's government is directed by a wealthy elite. They comprise the richest 0.1 percent of our population. This class, their 1 percent allies and their corporations, pay for the political campaigns of politicians who will then serve their agenda. A government directed by a small, wealthy elite is not a democracy; it is a plutocracy. This book is a guide that empowers people to become effective activists who can transform our plutocracy into a democracy.

From the preface: A democracy is a system of government by the eligible members of a nation, typically through elected representatives. If the majority of these elected officials do not represent a nation's citizens, if instead they chiefly represent the interests of one affluent class, that nation is not a democracy. In the United States, the wealthy 1 percent, and the wealthier 0.1 percent, pay for the campaigns of the vast majority of the candidates in Senate, House a...