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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Best Democracy Money Can Buy : The Truth about Corporate Cons, Globalization, and High-Finance Fraudsters -- Expanded Election Editionby Greg Palast
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Award-winning investigative journalist Greg Palast digs deep to unearth the ugly facts that few reporters working anywhere in the world today have the courage or ability to cover. From East Timor to Waco, he has exposed some of the most egregious cases of political corruption, corporate fraud, and financial manipulation in the U.S. and abroad. His uncanny investigative skills as well as his no-holds-barred style have made him an anathema among magnates on four continents and a living legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership.
This exciting collection, now revised and updated, brings together some of Palast's most powerful writing of the past decade. Included here are his celebrated Washington Post exposé on Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris's stealing of the presidential election in Florida, and recent stories on George W. Bush's payoffs to corporate cronies, the payola behind Hillary Clinton, and the faux energy crisis. Also included in this volume are new and previously unpublished material, television transcripts, photographs, and letters. Review:"Twisted." Katherine Harris, former Florida Secretary of State, on Greg Palast's 2000 election reports Review:"Palast is astonishing, he gets the real evidence no one else has the guts to dig up." Vincent Bugliosi, author of None Dare Call it Treason and Helter Skelter Review:"[H]as fast become a cult fave among progressives....[Palast's] book provides a road map for other journalists, and he's donating the proceeds to a fund for investigative reporting. Let's hope more DIY muckrakers heed the call." Village Voice Review:"After reading this book, students may indeed wonder why the government, judicial system, regulatory agencies and the media say little or nothing about this runaway, albeit legal, corruption." William Kircher, KLIATT Review:"Palast distinguishes himself from many other advocacy journalists...with his near obsession with documentary evidence...and his painstaking research methods." Chicago Tribune Review:"There is much of value here, but readers who want a full-bodied, serious analysis of how globalization is affecting developing countries or how corporate giants pay for political favors should look elsewhere." Publishers Weekly Review:"The last of the great journalists." C-Span Review:"The type of investigative reporter you don't see anymore — a cross between Sam Spade and Sherlock Holmes." Jim Hightower Synopsis:Investigative journalist Palast here collects his best work, which appeared in British and American publications. He exposes corruption worldwide, and his targets include the WTO, Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris, Tony Blair's administration, Exxon, Pfizer, Hillary Clinton, and the IMF. Synopsis:An award-winning investigative journalist exposes Jeb Bush's and Katherine Harris's stealing of the presidential election in Florida; recent stories on George W. Bush's payoffs to corporate cronies; the payola behind Hillary Clinton; and the faux energy crisis.
Synopsis:An award-winning investigative journalist exposes Jeb Bush's and Katherine Harris's stealing of the presidential election in Florida; recent stories on George W. Bush's payoffs to corporate cronies; the payola behind Hillary Clinton; and the faux energy crisis. Table of ContentsForewords Who Gives a Shit? An Introduction 1 1 Jim Crow in Cyberspace: The Unreported Story of How They Fixed the Vote in Florida 6 2 Sell the Lexus, Burn the Olive Tree: Globalization and its Discontents 44 3 Small Towns, Small Minds 76 4 Pat Robertson, General Pinochet, Pepsi-Cola and the Anti-Christ: Special Investigative Reports 84 5 Inside Corporate America 115 6 The Best Democracy Money Can Buy 140 7 Cash-for-Access — "Lobbygate": the Real Story of Blair and the Sale of Britain 152 8 Kissing the Whip 182 9 Victory in the Pacific — A Conclusion 197 Index 201 What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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