George Monbiot is one of the most vocal and agile critics of the current consensus. In his book How Did We Get into this Mess?, based on his powerful journalism, he assesses the situation we are in: the destruction of the natural world, the crisis of inequality, the corporate takeover of nature, our obsessions with growth and profit, and the decline of political discussion about what we should do. While the diagnosis of the problems we face is clear and plausible, he also develops solutions to challenge the politics of fear. How can we resist the powerful when it seems they have all the weapons? What can we do to prepare our children for an uncertain future? Controversial, clear but always rigorously argued, How Did We Get into this Mess? makes a compelling case for change in our daily lives, politics, and economy, the ways we treat each other and the natural world.