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Their key goal is to shape policies to their own selfinterest, irrespective of whether those policies have a negative impact on the whole population. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right, she and her editor, david. Drawing on public records, newly unearthed documents, and hundreds of interviews, it. In 1984, she became the papers first female white house correspondent. In her new book, the new yorker writer considers the. Dark money by investigative journalist jane mayer appears just as america heads toward yet another highstakes, ideologically polarized election. Dark money argues that the koch brothers and a small number of allied plutocrats have essentially hijacked american democracy. Nazi oil, the koch brothers and a rightwing revolution new yorker writer jane mayer examines the origins, rise and dominance of a billionaire class to whom money is no object. From the bestselling author of the dark side, an electrifying work of investigative journalism that uncovers the agenda of this powerful group.
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In gripping detail, jane mayer relates specific cases, shown in real time against the larger tableau of washington, looking at the intelligence gained and the price paid. Who are the people bankrolling our political system. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right 2016 is a nonfiction book written by the american investigative journalist jane mayer, about a network of extremely wealthy conservative republicans, foremost among them charles and david koch, who have together funded an array of organizations that work in tandem to influence academic institutions, think tanks, the courts, statehouses, congress, and the american presidency for their own benefit. This clever and revealing book exposes the extent to which a few megarich families in the united states cynically manipulate and control the political machinery in. She has won many of the top awards the journalistic profession has to offer. Charles and david koch are at the center of her story, big republican donors. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right in 2016 following the rise and subsequent election of president donald trump.
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