title: Democracy at Work: A Cure for Capitalism
author:  Richard D. Wolff 
description: <DIV><BR>Probably Americas most prominent Marxist economist.<BR>New York Times Magazine<BR><BR>Imagine a country where the majority of the population reaps the majority of the benefits for their hard work, creative ingenuity, and collaborative efforts. Imagine a country where corporate losses aren't socialized, while gains are captured by an exclusive minority. Imagine a country run as a democracy, from the bottom up, not a plutocracy from the top down. Richard Wolff not only imagines it, but in his compelling, captivating and stunningly reasoned new book, Democracy at Work, he details how we get there from here  and why we absolutely must.<BR>Nomi Prins, Author of It Takes a Pillage and Black Tuesday<BR><BR>"Richard Wolff is the leading socialist economist in the country. This book is required reading for anyone concerned about a fundamental transformation of the ailing capitalist economy!" - Cornel West<BR><BR>"Ideas of economic democracy are very much in the air, as they should be,<BR>with increasing urgency in the midst of today's serious crises. Richard Wolff's<BR>constructive and innovative ideas suggest new and promising foundations for<BR>much more authentic democracy and sustainable and equitable development,<BR>ideas that can be implemented directly and carried forward. A very valuable<BR>contribution in troubled times." Noam Chomsky<BR><BR>Bold, thoughtful, transformativea powerful and challenging vision of that takes us beyond both corporate capitalism and state socialism. Richard Wolff at his best!<BR>Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism; Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy, University of Maryland<BR><BR>Praise for Capitalism Hits the Fan (book and DVD)<BR><BR>With unerring coherence and unequaled breadth of knowledge, Rick Wolff offers a rich and much needed corrective to the views of mainstream economists and pundits. It would be difficult to come away from this... with anything but an acute appreciation of what is needed to get us out of this mess.<BR>Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Urban Education, City University of New York</DIV><br /><br /><div><BR>&#147;Probably America&#8217;s most prominent Marxist economist.&#8221;<BR>&#151;New York Times Magazine<BR><BR>&#147;Imagine a country where the majority of the population reaps the majority of the benefits for their hard work, creative ingenuity, and collaborative efforts. Imagine a country where corporate losses aren't socialized, while gains are captured by an exclusive minority. Imagine a country run as a democracy, from the bottom up, not a plutocracy from the top down. Richard Wolff not only imagines it, but in his compelling, captivating and stunningly reasoned new book, Democracy at Work, he details how we get there from here &#151; and why we absolutely must.&#8221;<BR>&#151;Nomi Prins, Author of It Takes a Pillage and Black Tuesday<BR><BR>"Richard Wolff is the leading socialist economist in the country. This book is required reading for anyone concerned about a fundamental transformation of the ailing capitalist economy!" - Cornel West<BR><BR>"Ideas of economic democracy are very much in the air, as they should be,<BR>with increasing urgency in the midst of today's serious crises. Richard Wolff's<BR>constructive and innovative ideas suggest new and promising foundations for<BR>much more authentic democracy and sustainable and equitable development,<BR>ideas that can be implemented directly and carried forward. A very valuable<BR>contribution in troubled times." &#151;Noam Chomsky<BR><BR>&#147;Bold, thoughtful, transformative&#151;a powerful and challenging vision of that takes us beyond both corporate capitalism and state socialism. Richard Wolff at his best!&#8221;<BR>&#151;Gar Alperovitz, author of America Beyond Capitalism; Lionel R. Bauman Professor of Political Economy, University of Maryland<BR><BR>Praise for Capitalism Hits the Fan (book and DVD)<BR><BR>&#147;With unerring coherence and unequaled breadth of knowledge, Rick Wolff offers a rich and much needed corrective to the views of mainstream economists and pundits. It would be difficult to come away from this... with anything but an acute appreciation of what is needed to get us out of this mess.&#8221;<BR>&#151;Stanley Aronowitz, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Urban Education, City University of New York</div>
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  UNDERSTANDING SOCIALISM
  
  
  Richard D. Wolff
  
  
  Edited by Liz Phillips & Maria Carnemolla
  
  
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  Copyright
  
  
  Copyright © 2020 Richard D. Wolff
  
  
  Published by Democracy at Work
  
  
  PO Box 30941
  
  
  New York, NY 10011
  
  
  info@democracyatwork.info
  
  
  www.democracyatwork.info
  
  
  ISBN: 978-0-578-23267-6
  
  
  Available through Lulu.com
  
  
  Cover design by Luis de la Cruz
  
  
  
  
  
  Other Books from Democracy at Work:
  
  
    
  
  
  Understanding Marxism
  
  
  by Richard D. Wolff
  
  
  
  
  
  Coming in 2020…
  
  
  
  
  
  Capire il marxismo
  
  
  di Richard D. Wolff, the Italian translation of
  
  
  Understanding Marxism
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Acknowledgements
  
  
  The editors would like to thank Richard D. Wolff for his incredibly generous
  contribution in writing this book. The proceeds from the sales will support
  Democracy at Work, a non-profit that he founded in 2012. The organization’s
  mission is to create media that analyzes capitalism critically as a systemic
  problem and advocates for democra