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Nation on the Take - How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It (Paperback)
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Nation on the Take - How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It (Paperback)
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Discovery Miles 3 900
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"A rallying cry to bring government back under the control of the
people . . . Their argument is impassioned and accessible."
--Library Journal American democracy has become coin operated.
Special interest groups increasingly control every level of
government. The necessity of raising huge sums of campaign cash has
completely changed the character of politics and policy making,
determining what elected representatives stand for and how their
time is spent. The marriage of great wealth and intense political
influence has rendered our country unable to address our most
pressing problems, from runaway government spending to climate
change to the wealth gap. It also defines our daily lives: from the
cars we drive to the air we breathe to the debt we owe. In this
powerful work of reportage, Wendell Potter and Nick Penniman, two
vigilant watchdogs, expose legalized corruption and link it to the
kitchen-table issues citizens face every day. Inciting our outrage,
the authors then inspire us by introducing us to an army of
reformers laying the groundwork for change, ready to be called into
action. The battle plan for reform presented is practical,
realistic, and concrete. No one--except some lobbyists and major
political donors--likes business as usual, and this book aims to
help forge a new army of reformers who are compelled by a patriotic
duty to fight for a better democracy. An impassioned, infuriating,
yet ultimately hopeful call to arms, Nation on the Take lays bare
the reach of moneyed interests and charts a way forward, toward the
recovery of America's original promise.
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