Upton Sinclair
The more things change, the more they stay the same. One wouldn't think that many of the problems and practices that almost brought the financial industry to the point of destruction over a century ago would still be relevant today, but shockingly, Upton Sinclair's The Moneychangers is still surprisingly applicable. The novel continues the tradition of unflinching realism that Sinclair established in his classic take-down of the meatpacking
...What would happen if Jesus Christ paid a visit to California in the early twentieth century? That's exactly what transpires in this thought-provoking tale from Upton Sinclair, author of the renowned meatpacking industry expose, The Jungle. Sinclair's messiah figure has a lot to say about the decadence of 1920s America, and not much of it is positive.
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Though he is best remembered for his renowned expose of the meatpacking industry in the United States, The Jungle, Upton Sinclair was a voracious thinker and writer who grappled with big ideas throughout his career, completing close to 100 books in the process. The Profits of Religion offers an interesting critique of religion and its role in society.