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03572aam a2200421 i 4500 001 B8789F52C6D111E8B1BC915097128E48 003 SILO 005 20181003010030 008 180522s2018 nyu 000 0 eng c 010 $a 2017061017 020 $a 1609808479 020 $a 9781609808471 035 $a (OCoLC)1047571055 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d ON8 $d UAP $d YDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d IGA $d CZA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E893 N33 2018 100 1 $a Nader, Ralph, $e author. 245 10 $a To the ramparts : $b how Bush and Obama paved the way for the Trump presidency, and why it isn't too late to reverse course / $c Ralph Nader ; edited by Jim Feast. 250 $a A Seven Stories Press First Edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Seven Stories Press, $c [2018] 300 $a 304 pages ; $c 22 cm 520 $a "The great elder statesman of consumer rights shows how previous administrations allowed unchecked corporate power to lead us to the criminality of Trump. Nader brings together the outrages of the Trump administration with the key flaws and failures of the previous administrations--both Republican and Democratic--that have led us to this precipice. Writing as a Washington, D.C. activist and people's advocate since the early 1960s--one who has caused to be enacted more impactful legislation than almost any sitting president or legislator--Nader shows how Trump's crimes and misdemeanors followed the path of no resistance of the Obama, Bush and Clinton regimes which ushered in the extreme rise of corporate power and the abandonment of the poor and middle classes"-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Upgrading minimum wage of minimal interest to the Democratic Party -- When the people were in the streets, the Dems were behind their desks -- Trump not the only one to roll back regulations -- Obama's unconstitutional handling of the "war on terror" -- An interlude : fund-raising -- The Democrats will be repeatedly corporatized unless they battle for a people's agenda -- When will Democrats stand by their conventions -- Romney lost, yes, but Obama should have been cleaning his clock -- Thoughts on the inauguration -- Shutting down Keystone XL, a positive step -- What the Democrats have to get right -- Obama's and Democrats weak appointments and policies pander to Wall Street -- Obama's bad ideas on free trade -- Hillary on her record -- The attempt to sideline Sanders -- The Trump rampage -- Trump and Sanders -- The media was letting us down in covering the election and the debates -- The primaries, structurally warped : the Democrats -- The primaries, glitter trumps substance : the Republicans -- Duking it out -- The lessons of Trump's ascent -- Electoral shenanigans -- Trump's big reveal -- Trump in power, night falls in America -- His appointments were bad, his governing worse -- Resist on the barricades. 600 10 $a Trump, Donald, $d 1946- 600 10 $a Obama, Barack. 600 17 $a Obama, Barack. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00348231 600 17 $a Trump, Donald, $d 1946- $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00174117 651 0 $a United States $x Politics and government $y 21st century. 650 0 $a Presidents $z United States $x Election $y 2016. 650 0 $a Corporate power $x Political aspects $z United States. 941 $a 4 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20231012030200.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220526010340.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20190215010302.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20181003011938.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B8789F52C6D111E8B1BC915097128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search