Charles Derber

Charles Derber is a professor of Sociology at Boston College and has written 26 books. His most recent book is "Who Owns Democracy: The Real Deep State and Struggle Over Class and Caste In America." He writes for and has been reviewed in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, Truthout, and other leading media. His books have been translated into 14 languages. Derber is a public intellectual – shortlisted in 2006 by the American Independent Booksellers Association for Hidden Power, the best book in current affairs – who believes that serious ideas should be written in an accessible style. His most recent books include Dying for Capitalism, Welcome to the Revolution, Moving Beyond Fear, Sociopathic Society, and Capitalism: Should You Buy It?