Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right (Hardcover)

from ozzer

During the 2016 primaries, Bernie Sanders repeatedly said that the US is no longer a representative democracy, but an oligarchy. Surprisingly, this statement raised few eyebrows. In DARK MONEY, Jane Mayer documents how this evolved. Her book is a fascinating, well documented, but ultimately depre...

from rivkat

The Koch brothers have a plan, and it involves the creation of lots of different sources of conservative indoctrination, allowing them to serve their own political interests by giving to "charity" in the form of nonprofit policy shops and university centers committed to anti-regulatory postures. ...

from wearyhobo

It was hard enough to take the whining about how Bernie Sanders complains repetitively about money in politics before I read this. Now I'm even madder.

from Stbalbach

This is probably the most important book I will read this year. It has fundamentally changed my view on politics in America. It is well worth it to understand why politics has become dysfunctional, how it's possible for 50 to 100 unelected people to control the government legally under cover. It'...

from froxgirl

An essential read for understanding how the poison of libertarianism, as represented by the unlimited funds of the Koch brothers, Richard Mellon Sciafe, the Olin family, Art Pope, Sheldon Adelson, et al, has penetrated all aspects of American life. Powerful and well researched, Jane Mayer is an i...