Captured : the corporate infiltration of American democracy /
Whitehouse, Sheldon, 1955-
Captured : the corporate infiltration of American democracy / Senator Sheldon Whitehouse with Melanie Wachtell Stinnett. - 1 online resource (xxii, 257 pages)
Constitution's Blind Spot -- Growth of Corporate Power -- Where We Are Now -- What the Corporate Political Machine Wants: Four Short Case Studies -- Powell Memo and the Corporate Strategy -- Capture of the Court -- Capture of Elections: Citizens United -- Capture of Regulatory Agencies -- Capture of the Civil Jury -- Denial Machine -- Climate Change and the "Flies of Summer" -- America's Lamp in Peril. Machine generated contents note: ch. One ch. Two ch. Three ch. Four ch. Five ch. Six ch. Seven ch. Eight ch. Nine ch. Ten ch. Eleven ch. Twelve
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. Americans know something is wrong in their government. Senator Whitehouse combines history, legal scholarship, and personal experiences to provide the first hands-on, comprehensive explanation of what's gone wrong, exposing multiple avenues through which our government has been infiltrated and disabled by corporate powers. Captured reveals an original oversight by the.
9781620972083 (electronic bk.) 1620972085 (electronic bk.)
E244DE9C-58E2-4639-B8CB-291E57AE6D49 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Business and politics--United States.
Corporations--Political activity--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Affaires et politique--États-Unis.
Sociétés--Activité politique--États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Campaigns & Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Political Advocacy.
Corporations--Political activity.
Democracy.
Business and politics.
United States.
Electronic books.
JK467 / .W54 2017eb
322/.30973
Captured : the corporate infiltration of American democracy / Senator Sheldon Whitehouse with Melanie Wachtell Stinnett. - 1 online resource (xxii, 257 pages)
Constitution's Blind Spot -- Growth of Corporate Power -- Where We Are Now -- What the Corporate Political Machine Wants: Four Short Case Studies -- Powell Memo and the Corporate Strategy -- Capture of the Court -- Capture of Elections: Citizens United -- Capture of Regulatory Agencies -- Capture of the Civil Jury -- Denial Machine -- Climate Change and the "Flies of Summer" -- America's Lamp in Peril. Machine generated contents note: ch. One ch. Two ch. Three ch. Four ch. Five ch. Six ch. Seven ch. Eight ch. Nine ch. Ten ch. Eleven ch. Twelve
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. Americans know something is wrong in their government. Senator Whitehouse combines history, legal scholarship, and personal experiences to provide the first hands-on, comprehensive explanation of what's gone wrong, exposing multiple avenues through which our government has been infiltrated and disabled by corporate powers. Captured reveals an original oversight by the.
9781620972083 (electronic bk.) 1620972085 (electronic bk.)
E244DE9C-58E2-4639-B8CB-291E57AE6D49 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Business and politics--United States.
Corporations--Political activity--United States.
Democracy--United States.
Affaires et politique--États-Unis.
Sociétés--Activité politique--États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Campaigns & Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--Political Advocacy.
Corporations--Political activity.
Democracy.
Business and politics.
United States.
Electronic books.
JK467 / .W54 2017eb
322/.30973