Come On Up for the Rising: A Review of Biglan's Rebooting Capitalism

In Rebooting Capitalism: How We Can Forge a Society that Works for Everyone, Anthony Biglan (2020) explains that a free-market and capitalist narrative, sculpted by a coalition of the extremely wealthy, has led to a commonly held myth that the pursuit of individual wealth will improve the overall well-being of the populous. Instead, our current economic system and public policies have resulted in cultural practices that increase wealth inequality, incite racial tensions, and destroy the natural world. The book functions as a call to arms for behavior analysts to join a coalition of interdisciplinary professionals with a like-minded mission of creating a nurturing form of capitalism, grounded in behavior science, that improves the quality of life for all people.