Jane mayer in dark money profiles the billionaires who have funded and established organizations to promote libertarian ideals, thus keeping their riches safe. The book is written in straightforward and largely unemotional prose, but it reads as if conceived in quiet anger. The koch brothers are at the forefront of this expose, and serve as major villains in america today. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading dark money. The unmaking of the president, 19841988, with doyle mcmanus, and strange justice. Louis postdispatch dark money is almost too good for its own good. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right 2016 is a nonfiction book written by the american investigative journalist jane mayer, about a network of extremely wealthy conservative republicans, foremost among them charles and david koch, who have together funded an array of organizations that work.
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Jane mayer is a staff writer for the new yorker and the author of three bestselling and critically acclaimed narrative nonfiction books. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading summary and analysis of dark money. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right by jane mayer. Dark money by jane mayer profiles the wealthy donors who have funded and established organizations to promote libertarian ideals, particularly the brothers charles and david koch. Dark money greater phoenix digital library overdrive. Dark money charlotte mecklenburg library overdrive. National bestseller one of the new york times 10 best books of the year who are the immensely wealthy rightwing. In her new preface, jane mayer discusses the results of the most recent election and donald trumps victory, and how, despite much discussion to the contrary, this was a huge victory for the billionaires who have been pouring money in the american political system. Jane mayer subtitled dark money how a secretive group of billionaires is trying to buy political control in the us. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right paperback january 24, 2017. National bestseller one of the new york times 10 best books of the year who are the immensely wealthy rightwing ideologues shaping the fate of america today. National bestsellerone of the new york times 10 best books of the yearwho are the immensely wealthy rightwing ideologues shaping the fate of america today. As i write this betsy devos sister of eric prince, daughter of billionaire edgar prince, daughterinlaw to amway founder richard devos just got picked to be trumps secretary of education. Mayer s research, is a persuasive, timely and necessary story of the koch brothers empire.
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