We are all trapped in a global financial system that has struck us irreparably. Our lives are at the mercy of its imbalances and injustices. The trillions of dollars and euros circulating in the markets, money that is violently taken from those who deserve it, undermines the middle class in the USA, Argentina, Mexico, as well as in Greece, Ireland, Spain, and possibly Italy.

Journalist Michael J. Casey traveled around the world, from China and Indonesia to Iceland and Australia, narrating incredible stories of ordinary people suffering the hardships of the crisis. By tracing the flow of money and goods from one continent to another, he demonstrates how the life of a property owner in America is affected by the same economic and social policies that dictate the life of a low-wage worker in China.

He shows that our economic problems stem from the strategies of politicians that hinder free market and fair competition. And if governments do not realize that they need to work together to make the global system more effective, unemployment will reign for a long time and the economies of all nations will be vulnerable to a new crisis.

Excerpt from the text on the back cover of the edition