![]() ![]() Led by libertarian industrialists the Koch brothers, they believe that taxes are a form of tyranny and that government oversight of business is an assault on freedom. In this powerful and meticulously researched work of investigative journalism, New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer exposes the network of billionaires trying to buy the US electoral system - and succeeding. How did this come about, and who are the driving forces behind it? ![]() Employee protections have been decimated, and state welfare is virtually non-existent, while hedge-fund billionaires are grossly under-taxed and big businesses make astounding pro ts at the expense of the environment and of their workers. The US is one of the largest democracies in the world - or is it?Īmerica is experiencing an age of profound economic inequality. LONGLISTED FOR THE 2016 GOODREADS CHOICE AWARDS, BEST NONFICTION ![]()
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