Dark Money : the Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right / Jane Mayer.

Author
Mayer, Jane [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
First edition.
Published/​Created
  • New York : Doubleday, [2016]
  • ©2016
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  • Chart on lining papers.
  • A popular uprising against "big government" led to the ascendancy of a broad-based conservative movement. But Mayer shows that a network of exceedingly wealthy people with extreme libertarian views bankrolled a systematic, step-by-step plan to fundamentally alter the American political system. Their core beliefs-- that taxes are a form of tyranny; that government oversight of business is an assault on freedom-- are sincerely held. The chief figures in the network are Charles and David Koch. Mayer traces the trail of the billions of dollars spent by their network, and provides vivid portraits of the colorful figures behind the new American oligarchy.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-425) and index.
Reproduction note
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Awards
New York Times, 10 Best Books of 2016.
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Contents
  • The Investors
  • Part One: Weaponizing Philanthropy : The War of Ideas, 1970-2008. Radicals : A Koch Family History ; The Hidden Hand : Richard Mellon Scaife ; Beachheads : John M. Olin and the Bradley Brothers ; The Koch Method : Free-Market Mayhem ; The Kochtopus : Free-Market Machine
  • Part Two: Secret Sponsors : Covert Operations, 2009-2010. Boots on the Ground ; Tea Time ; The Fossils ; Money is Speech : The Long Road to "Citizens United" ; The Shellacking : Dark Money's Midterm Debut, 2010
  • Part Three: Privatizing Politics : Total Combat, 2011-2014. The Spoils : Plundering Congress ; Mother of All Wars : The 2012 Setback ; The States : Gaining Ground ; Selling the New Koch : A Better Battle Plan.
ISBN
  • 9781925307801 (electronic bk.)
  • 1925307808 (electronic bk.)
OCLC
935638944
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