The Goose-Step: A Study of American Education (The Dead Hand)

"Our educational system is not a public service, but an instrument of special privilege; its purpose is not to further the welfare of mankind, but merely to keep America capitalist." -Upton Sinclair, The Goose-Step (1923) The Goose-Step: A Study of American Education (1923) by Upton Sinclair is one in a series of six books, the author wrote that analyze American institutions from a socialist perspective. It offers a commentary on how control by the wealthy affects American colleges and universities. Other books in this muckraking Dead-Hand collection, include: The Profits of Religion (religion, 1917), Mammonart (art, 1925), The Brass Check (journalism, 1919), The Goslings (education, 1924), and Money Writes! (literature, 1937).

UPTON SINCLAIR (1878-1968) a prolific American writer and muckraker, contributor to many socialist publications, and political activist, wrote about worker rights, free speech, and health. Among his many books are The Fasting Cure (1911), King Coal (1917), and the Dead Hand series.