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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:The Book on Bush: How George W. (Mis)leads Americaby Eric Alterman and Mark Green
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Not since the heyday of Richard Nixon has there been a president more controversial and polarizing than George W. Bush. Alterman and Green deliver a clear-eyed assessment of the legacy of Bush's tenure in office with twelve chapters critiquing Administration policy for the standpoint of its truthfulness as well as its merit. Eric Alterman is the author of the bestseller What Liberal Media?: The Truth About Bias and the News, and Mark Green is the author of the bestseller Who Runs Congress? and formerly New York City's Public Advocate (1990-2001). Synopsis:- Both authors are well known and have appeared on the Today show, Larry King, Oprah, The Tonight Show, The Daily Show, Book Notes, Charlie Rose, Crossfire, Nightline, and NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, as well as on NPR's Fresh Air and All Things Considered- Mark Green's Who Runs Congress? was a #1 New York Times bestseller- Alterman's most recent book, What Liberal Media?, appeared on The New York Times extended bestseller list Table of ContentsContents 1. Introduction The Power of Audacity 1 2. Drill and Cough W.s Environmental and Energy Policies 12 3. DjVu-doo Economics The Real Faith-Based Policy 36 4. When Laissez Isnt Fair How a Business President Handles Business Fraud 61 5. Secrecy and Civil Liberties "Watch What [You] Say" 82 6. Mismanaged Health Care Privatization versus Patients 105 7. Race In the Picture, Not the Program 125 8. Reality Bites Watch What We Say . . . 138 Education: No Politician Left Behind 138 Science: The New Scopes Trials 147 The Right Judges . . . or Far-Right Judges? 156 Poverty: "Heart"felt Indifference 165 Crime and Punishment: Guns and Death 172 Labor Pains 180 9. Rules for Hyperpowers Because We Say So 185 10. A Nation Transformed, a Tragedy Exploited 212 11. Invading Iraq Operation Bait and Switch 252 12. The Bungling Bully The Ruin of U.S. Foreign Policy 308 13. Conclusion The Messianic Man 331 Acknowledgments 341 Notes 343 Index 399
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