A bestselling expose of political power and public deception that reveals a government that ignores popular will and responds instead to the interests of major organizations and influential elites. A call to action that shows how readers can regain control and reinstate democracy.
A bestselling expose of political power and public deception that reveals a government that ignores popular will and responds instead to the interests of major organizations and influential elites. A call to action that shows how readers can regain control and reinstate democracy.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
William Greider is the bestselling author of five previous books, including One World, Ready or Not (on the global economy), Who Will Tell the People (on American politics), and Secrets of the Temple (on the Federal Reserve). A reporter for forty years, he has written for The Washington Post and Rolling Stone and has been an on-air correspondent for six Frontline documentaries on PBS. Currently the national affairs correspondent for The Nation, he lives in Washington, D.C.
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Contents PART ONE REALITIES OF POWER 1 Mock Democracy 2 Well-Kept Secrets 3 Bait and Switch 4 The Grand Bazaar 5 Hollow Laws 6 The Fixers PART TWO HOW MAY THE PEOPLE SPEAK TO POWER? 7 The Politics of "Rude and Crude" 8 Political Orphans 9 Class Conflict 10 Democratic Promise PART THREE MEDIATING VOICES 11 Who Owns the Democrats? 12 Rancid Populism 13 Angle of Vision 14 The Lost Generation 15 Citizen GE PART FOUR TRIUMPH AND LOSS 16 Crackpot Realism 17 The Closet Dictator Conclusion: The American Moment Notes Acknowledgments Index
Contents PART ONE REALITIES OF POWER 1 Mock Democracy 2 Well-Kept Secrets 3 Bait and Switch 4 The Grand Bazaar 5 Hollow Laws 6 The Fixers PART TWO HOW MAY THE PEOPLE SPEAK TO POWER? 7 The Politics of "Rude and Crude" 8 Political Orphans 9 Class Conflict 10 Democratic Promise PART THREE MEDIATING VOICES 11 Who Owns the Democrats? 12 Rancid Populism 13 Angle of Vision 14 The Lost Generation 15 Citizen GE PART FOUR TRIUMPH AND LOSS 16 Crackpot Realism 17 The Closet Dictator Conclusion: The American Moment Notes Acknowledgments Index
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