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Author:
Raidt, John, 1960- author.
Title:
Politics Inc. : America's troubled democracy and how to fix it / John Raidt ; foreword by General James N. Mattis.
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield,
Copyright Date:
2022
Description:
xv, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
Democracy--United States.
Liberty.
Political culture--United States.
Elections--Corrupt practices--United States.
Voting--United States.
United States--Politics and government.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Foreword / General James N. Mattis -- Preface -- The System Is Blinking Red -- Politics Incorporated (Power Gear) -- Endless and Dirty Campaigns (Tactics Gear) -- Money Chase (Financial Gear) -- Running in Place (Structural Gear) -- Suffering Suffrage (Structural Gear) -- Laws and Sausages (Structural Gear) -- Mercenary Media (Media Gear) -- High Tech and Low Down (Technology Gear) -- We the Problem (Cultural Gear) -- The Casualty of Virtues -- The American Evolution.
Summary:
"The book examines the dynamics driving the country's deeply troubled political culture and highlights reforms needed in the post-Trump era to strengthen US democracy. The author paints a clear and sobering portrait of a mercenary election industry and its support structure tailored to perpetuate and exploit America's social and political division"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1538151251
9781538151259
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1268122064
LCCN:
2021032089
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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