A scathing exposé of the hidden impact of America’s ultra-wealthy on our social, economic, political, and ecological landscape.

 

Burned by Billionaires by Chuck Collins—senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies—reveals how the top 0.01% manipulate the system to serve their interests at the expense of the rest of us. 

 

Collins dismantles the “myth of meritocracy” and exposes how wealth is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small but growing billionaire class, fueling both income inequality and political polarization. Most alarming, he argues, is how this concentration of power threatens democracy itself by hijacking political influence and eroding the principle of equal voting power. 

 

Through compelling charts, graphs, and political cartoons, Collins delivers a powerful call-to-action and a clear road map for building a more just society, one where fear and anxiety are no longer a daily norm.

 

Burned by Billionaires offers a bold prescription for reclaiming power from the billionaire class and creating a healthier, more equal future.