With an afterword by Howard Zinn. Criticism of capitalism seems easy and Maass has no problem with that. What's less clear is some of the characterization of capitalism and how socialists would proceed. Maass writes: "Capitalism is built around organized theft - the theft of value of what workers produce by the people who employ them." But entrepreneurs provide ideas and jobs. Investors risk their investment. Is it that clear that this is a process of theft? Perhaps it is, but Maass seem short on explanation. He repeats briefly the Marxist charge that the capitalists unfairly control the means of production. Issues of risk and incentive go unaddressed. Maass presents better the ecological dangers that capitalism contributes to and the continuation of wide-spread poverty and hunger in the world. Although it may seem less certain that American workers are "exploited", Maass's example of Nike's manufacturing activity in Indonesia where the legal minimum is less than $1 a day is alarming. Can $1 a day make for much of a life in Indonesia? I found Maass effective when he stayed away from anything like doctrinaire Marxism: for most of the book he does, providing specific examples and usually avoiding cliche.