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1) Secret empires: how the American political class hides corruption and enriches family and friends
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Language
English
Description
#1 New York Times Bestseller!
Peter Schweizer has been fighting corruption—and winning—for years. In Throw Them All Out, he exposed insider trading by members of Congress, leading to the passage of the STOCK Act. In Extortion, he uncovered how politicians use mafia-like tactics to enrich themselves. And in Clinton Cash, he revealed the Clintons' massive money machine and sparked an FBI investigation.
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Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
192 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
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"Full Dissidence is a collection of essays focusing on the corporate assault on civil liberties, collisions of race and identity, and the kleptocracy of the Trump White House has forced America to ask itself if its beliefs of freedom and democracy are more than just words"--
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
xxii, 257 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In Captured, U.S. Senator and former federal prosecutor Sheldon Whitehouse offers an eye-opening take on what corporate influence looks like today from the Senate Floor, adding a first-hand perspective to Jane Mayer's Dark Money. Americans know something is wrong in their government. Senator Whitehouse combines history, legal scholarship, and personal experiences to provide the first hands-on, comprehensive explanation of what's gone wrong, exposing...
Author
Publisher
Makia Freeman, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
753 pages: illustrations; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Are you really free? Why is there so much dysfunction in our world? Is there a hidden force behind politics pushing a deeper agenda? Where is humanity headed? And what can you possibly do about it? With comprehensive dot-connecting, Makia Freeman ties together the numerous threads of the worldwide conspiracy to show how various sinister people and organizations are all working towards the same end – the establishment of a totalitarian, militaristic...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
322 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"For 150 years, there has been a contract. Companies hold the power to shape our daily lives. The state holds the power to make them fall in line. And the people hold the power to choose their leaders. But now, this balance has shaken loose. As the market consolidates, the lines between Walmart and the Halls of Congress have become razor-thin. Private companies have begun to behave like nations, and with the government bogged down in bureaucratic...
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Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 54 min.)
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 2009, shortly after Barack Obama and a Democratic Congress swept to power promising a new era of hope and change, a citizens protest movement emerged out of nowhere threatening to derail their agenda. Some said this uprising was the epitome of grassroots democracy. Others said it was a classic example of 'astroturfing' -- an elaborate corporate public relations effort designed to create the impression of a spontaneous uprising. Curious...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
viii, 206 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
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"Millions of Americans have lost confidence in our political and economic system. After years of stagnant wages, volatile job markets, and an unwillingness to deal with profound threats such as climate change, there is a mounting sense that the system is fixed, serving only those select few with enough money to secure a controlling stake. With the characteristic clarity and passion that has made him a central civil voice, Robert B. Reich shows how...
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