The Great Suppression : Voting Rights, Corporate Cash, and the Conservative Assault on Democracy (Hardcover)

from foof2you

Roth book is an ok read but his point of view is that everyone deserves the right to vote, with no restrictions, just so you know his point of view before you start reading. I received this book as a member of Library Things Early Reviewers. A timely book considering the events of this election y...

from TLCrawford

I missed hearing about Robert Kennedy's assassination for two days thanks to a camping trip. I was just a child at the time but ever since I have been a news junkie. Thanks to that I was already aware of most of the laws that Zachary Roth mentions in his book, The Great Suppression : voting right...

from 5hrdrive

I really, really need to learn to stay away from books like this... they wreak havoc on my blood pressure. What we have going on in our country is not representational democracy. It's also not republicanism. What it is... well it's the tail wagging the dog. The tail in this instance is the needs ...

from etxgardener

Zachary Roth, a political reporter for MSNBC, makes a case for how the new conservative movement in the United States is working to undermine popular American Democracy,. In a short and readable book he weaves together the reaction to the election of Barack Obama, efforts to restrict access to th...

from lpg3d

This excellent short read should be on the shelf (after reading, of course) of every American voter. It details many of the hi-jinks that our politicians have been up to in order to ensure that they and others of their political party gain power. (Note, it's not simply about getting elected, it's...