This new book is a call for regime change in the United States from the current dominant corporate regime. Charles Derber traces American history from the Civil War and finds that there have been five regimes in American society and politics. He analyzes the forces that lead to true regime change (such as structural contradictions in the economy and political system that the existing regime cannot solve) and shows why a true regime change is needed now and what can be done to hasten it before an economic catastrophe (such as the Great Depression) forces it to happen. In this provocative and timely book, Derber explains that electing a new president to replace Bush is a necessary step in ending the corporate regime, but a great deal more needs to happen to have a real regime change.