"This book grips like a political thriller, warns like an alarm, and astonishes on every page. It's not only one of the most important books I've read in a long time, it's also a real page-turner. After reading The Blind Spot , you'll never see democracy the same way again." --Jonathan Eig, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for King: A Life "No one knows more about the rise of oligarchy in America than Jeffrey Winters. Anyone concerned about the domination of democracy by the ultra-rich should read this damning book." --Jane Mayer, author of The Dark Side "Americans have endured extreme inequality for so long that millions of us regard our economic struggles as a natural condition, like the sun rising in the East. In The Blind Spot Jeffrey Winters shows how the super wealthy foster the appearance of a democracy, even as they have made America into an oligarchy of, by, and for the super rich who exercise their political power to harvest a growing share of the economic fruits. The Blind Spot is rigorously reported, with powerful facts and insights, all told with an engaging human touch about how we can create widespread prosperity by becoming a just and equitable society.

" --David Cay Johnston, author of It's Even Worse than You Think "And now, when the oligarchs wield power that would make the old gods blush, Winters' book arrives, a work of fearful urgency." --Yanis Varoufakis, author of Talking to My Daughter About the Economy "This book is a game-changer: it makes political and economic inequality intelligible in a new way, one that is both enlightening and frightening. Based on Winters' decades of expertise, The Blind Spot brings crystalline clarity and precision to a complex global phenomenon that often eludes full description. There's no stem-winding or dragging things out in this text: from the first sentence, Winters offers incisive insights about democracy's capture by oligarchs. It is difficult to think of any other work of social science whose prose is so lean, concise and accessible to non-specialists, without sacrificing accuracy and credibility. Nearly every page offers a mic-drop revelation, and something of value both to scholars and to casual readers. This book changed the way I think about democracy and oligarchy, despite my having specialized in adjacent research for nearly two decades. I'll not only be putting it on my course syllabi, I'm tempted to hand out copies at polling places.

If ever a book appeared at the right time and place, this is it." --Brooke Harrington, author of Offshore.