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Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
An overdue indictment of government, industry, and faith groups that twist science for their own gain.
During the next thirty years, the American public will suffer from a rampage against reason by special interests in government, commerce, and the faith industry, and the rampage has already begun. In Junk Science, Dan Agin offers a response-a stinging condemnation of the egregious and constant warping of science for ideological gain.
In this provocative,...
Author
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An inside look at the secretive world of elite philanthropists--and how they're quietly wielding ever more power to shape American life in ways both good and bad. While media attention focuses on famous philanthropists such as Bill Gates and Charles Koch, thousands of donors are at work below the radar promoting a wide range of causes. David Callahan charts the rise of these new power players and the ways they are converting the fortunes of a second...
Author
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
America faces daunting problems-stagnant wages, high health care costs, neglected schools, deteriorating public services. How did we get here? Through decades of dysfunctional government. In Democracy in America? veteran political observers Benjamin I. Page and Martin Gilens marshal an unprecedented array of evidence to show that while other countries have responded to a rapidly changing economy by helping people who've been left behind, the United...
Author
Publisher
World Almanac Library
Pub. Date
2004.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9.4 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
In this volume, young historians will learn about the realities of politics in America, from the importance of political parties, to the lobbying of interest groups, to the influence of the media. There is more to the political life of the United States than just the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the U.S. government itself. Readers will learn about the two major U.S. political parties, third parties, how lobbyists influence the...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Since the 1970s, and notwithstanding three recessions, the U.S. economy has soared. Consumers have been treated to a vast array of new products, while the prices of standard goods and services have declined. Companies have also become far more efficient and the stock market has surged. In short, American capitalism has been a triumph, and it has spread throughout the world.At the same time, argues former secretary of labor Robert B. Reich, the effectiveness...