Reckless!

A Powerful Exposé of Corporate Greed and Government Complicity in the Financial Collapse

In Reckless! , Byron Dorgan, one of only eight senators to vote against bank deregulation, warns that an unchecked free-market system is like driving a car at ninety miles per hour without brakes. With the recent financial collapse proving him right, Dorgan exposes the modern-day carnival of greed and calls out corporate executives who reap millions and even billions as a "reward" for self-interest and mismanagement.

More poignantly, he argues that the public officials we elect to represent the people's best interests have sold us out, as government has become a partner to Big Oil, Big Media, and Big Pharma. In his prairie-populist voice peppered with incisive wit, Dorgan asserts that we must rescue the economy from the influence of financial conglomerates and power brokers, and hold our public officials accountable for regulating the economy.