Trust in government is at an all-time low. Inequality has never been greater. From healthcare to housing and privacy, from education to democracy and transportation, the systems meant to serve the people are failing—and we the people feel powerless to intervene.

In Hijacked, Alan Cohen provides a diagnosis to elucidate America’ s shift from a nation “of, by, and for the people” to one dominated by corporate interests, financial elites, and entrenched oligarchies. Through vivid case studies—from the corporatization of medicine to the consolidation and monopolization of finance, agriculture, the media, housing, politics, etc. — Cohen exposes the mechanisms that have hollowed out our democracy while prioritizing profit over citizens’ well-being.

But diagnosis is only the first step. Cohen outlines a path to recovery: a new, transparent, and decentralized political movement capable of restoring equality, opportunity, and the practical problem-solving spirit envisioned by the Founding Fathers. 

Hijacked is both a wake-up call and a roadmap for citizens ready to reclaim their country.