Rachel Maddow is een Amerikaanse tv-presentatrice en auteur die bekend staat om haar scherpe politieke analyses en haar vermogen om complexe onderwerpen toegankelijk te maken. Haar werk verkent de diepten van de Amerikaanse politiek en de militaire macht, met een focus op hoe deze krachten de maatschappij vormgeven. Maddow's schrijfstijl wordt gekenmerkt door een grondige research, een heldere verteltrant en een kritische blik op de politieke gebeurtenissen die de natie beïnvloeden. Ze streeft ernaar lezers een dieper inzicht te geven in de mechanismen achter de politieke macht en de impact daarvan op de samenleving.
Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth - Large Print
"Because Russia's rich reserves of crude have in fact stunted its growth, forcing Putin to maintain his power by spreading Russia's rot into its rivals, its neighbors, and the West's alliances.The oil and gas industry has polluted oceans and rivers but also polluted democracy itself - in developing and developed countries." WorldCat.
Explains how the focus on national security is actually compromising national stability, tracing the historical events and contributing factors that have promoted a deeply militarized American culture.
Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth
Exploring the intense conflict between the oil and gas industry and democratic governance, this book delves into the power struggles that shape energy policies and environmental outcomes. It highlights the tactics employed by major corporations to influence politics and public opinion, revealing the implications for democracy and society. Through compelling narratives and thorough research, the author exposes the high stakes involved in this battle, urging readers to consider the future of democracy in the face of corporate dominance.
"The knockdown, drag-out, untold story of the other scandal that rocked Nixon's White House, and reset the rules for crooked presidents to come-with new reporting that expands on Rachel Maddow's Peabody Award-nominated podcast. Is it possible for a sitting vice president to direct a vast criminal enterprise within the halls of the White House? To have one of the most brazen corruption scandals in American history play out while nobody's paying attention? And for that scandal to be all but forgotten decades later? The year was 1973, and Spiro T. Agnew, the former governor of Maryland, was Richard Nixon's second-in-command. Long on firebrand rhetoric and short on political experience, Agnew had carried out a bribery and extortion ring in office for years, when-at the height of Watergate-three young federal prosecutors discovered his crimes and launched a mission to take him down before it was too late, before Nixon's impending downfall elevated Agnew to the presidency. The self-described "counterpuncher" vice president did everything he could to bury their investigation: dismissing it as a "witch hunt," riling up his partisan base, making the press the enemy, and, with a crumbling circle of loyalists, scheming to obstruct justice in order to survive. In this blockbuster account, Rachel Maddow and Michael Yarvitz detail the investigation that exposed Agnew's crimes, the attempts at a cover-up-which involved future president George H. W. Bush-and the backroom bargain that forced Agnew's resignation but also spared him years in federal prison. Based on the award-winning hit podcast, Bag Man expands and deepens the story of Spiro Agnew's scandal and its lasting influence on our politics, our media, and our understanding of what it takes to confront a criminal in the White House."-- Provided by publisher
Focusing on the historical struggle for American democracy, the book highlights the efforts of dedicated public servants and courageous citizens during World War II who resisted far-right conspirators aiming to align the nation with the Nazis. Drawing from research for the acclaimed podcast Ultra, it explores the persistent rise of a radical authoritarianism on the far-right that has influenced American politics for nearly a century. Rachel Maddow provides a compelling narrative that connects past and present threats to democratic values.