Captured
The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy
New York : The New Press, 2017.
Format: Book
Description: xxii, 257 pages ; 22 cm
"In Captured, U.S. Senator and former federal prosecutor Sheldon Whitehouse offers an eye-opening take on what corporate influence looks like today from the Senate Floor, adding a first-hand perspective to Jane Mayer's Dark Money."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The Constitution's blind spot -- The growth of corporate power -- Where we are now -- What the corporate political machine wants: four short case studies -- The Powell memo and the corporate strategy -- Capture of the Court -- Capture of elections: Citizens United -- Capture of regulatory agencies -- Capture of the civil jury -- The denial machine -- Climate change and the "flies of summer" -- America's lamp in peril.
Subjects:
Business and politics -- United States.
Corporations -- Political activity -- United States.
Democracy -- United States.
Business and politics -- United States.
Corporations -- Political activity -- United States.
Democracy -- United States.
ISBN:
9781620972076
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
GOV Politics US Whi | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-239) and index.