| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 337 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-337) and index. |
| Contents |
President Obama : what would he do? -- How the liberal media downplay terrorism -- The liberals' secret plan to muzzle talk radio -- The do-nothing Congress is still doing nothing! : House Democrats scale back the congressional workweek--it's too burdensome! -- Foreign companies and American pension funds that help Iran build the bomb -- The new lobbyists : peddling the agendas of foreign governments, oppressive dictators, and foreign corporations to the U.S. government and the American public -- The Dubai-ing of America -- The plastic fleece : credit card company abuse -- Teachers are leaving the profession--too much stress, too little pay -- Released from Guantánamo, they kill again -- How hedge fund billionaires live off tax breaks -- How the teachers' union rips off its members -- Re-building luxury second homes in flood areas again and again--at our expense -- The subprime loan crisis : why the greedy are going free -- How Halliburton rips off the Pentagon : while some fight for freedom, others use war to get rich -- Blocking toys that poison children from being sold in America--and being made in China -- How the company Bill Clinton works for fleeces the vulnerable elderly -- From movie lights to lighting up : how films induce teens to smoke. |
| Summary |
Analyzes power abuses by the American government, wealthy corporations, and high-profile celebrities, in an account that addresses topics ranging from sub-prime mortgages and the secret purchases of Dubai to corporate salaries and the 2008 election. |
| Subject |
Political corruption -- United States.
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Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
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| Added Author |
McGann, Eileen.
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| ISBN |
9780061547751 hardcover |
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0061547751 hardcover |
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9780061547775 paperback |
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0061547778 paperback |
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