WTF, America? How the US Went Off the Rails and How to Get It Back on Track

How did Donald J. Trump become president of the United States? WTF, America? tells how, why it was inevitable, and why Trump is merely a symptom of a much larger malady. Using extensive research WTF •How a “silent coup” by a few rich families and corporations—four decades in the making—turned the US into an oligarchy; •How the coup used hate, fear, greed, and myth to divide the nation, short-circuit reason and undermine the principles our nation was founded upon; •Why we have much less time to act than we believe; •What we can do about it; At a time when we are perched on the precipice of an ecological and social abyss, WTF America? is a must-read for anyone who wants to restore a measure of sanity and sustainability to our world. "The title of this book asks the most important question of the moment, and it answers it in the right angry but hopeful, and full of ideas about how to proceed." Bill McKibben, author Radio Free Vermont