The Resource Dark money : the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right, Jane Mayer
Dark money : the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right, Jane Mayer
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The item Dark money : the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right, Jane Mayer represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Santa Clara County Library District.
- Summary
- Why is America living in an age of profound economic inequality? Why, despite the desperate need to address climate change, have even modest environmental efforts been defeated again and again? Why have protections for employees been decimated? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate than middle-class workers?The conventional answer is that a popular uprising against "big government" led to the rise of a broad-based conservative movement. But as Jane Mayer shows in this powerful, meticulously reported history, a network of exceedingly wealthy people with extreme libertarian views bankrolled a systematic, step-by-step plan to fundamentally alter the American political system.The network has brought together some of the richest people on the planet, foremost among them Charles and David Koch. Their core beliefs--that taxes are a form of tyranny; that government oversight of business is an assault on freedom--are sincerely held. But these beliefs also..
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 449 pages)
- Isbn
- 9780385535601
- Label
- Dark money : the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right
- Title
- Dark money
- Title remainder
- the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right
- Statement of responsibility
- Jane Mayer
- Subject
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- Koch, David H, 1940-
- Koch, David H, 1940-
- Citizens United
- Electronic books
- Politics and government
- Conservatism -- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
- Koch, Charles G., (Charles de Ganahl), 1935-
- Rich people -- United States
- Since 2009
- United States
- Libertarianism -- United States
- Rich people
- Campaign funds
- Libertarianism
- Conservatism
- Citizens United
- Koch, Charles G., (Charles de Ganahl), 1935-
- Campaign funds -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Why is America living in an age of profound economic inequality? Why, despite the desperate need to address climate change, have even modest environmental efforts been defeated again and again? Why have protections for employees been decimated? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate than middle-class workers?The conventional answer is that a popular uprising against "big government" led to the rise of a broad-based conservative movement. But as Jane Mayer shows in this powerful, meticulously reported history, a network of exceedingly wealthy people with extreme libertarian views bankrolled a systematic, step-by-step plan to fundamentally alter the American political system.The network has brought together some of the richest people on the planet, foremost among them Charles and David Koch. Their core beliefs--that taxes are a form of tyranny; that government oversight of business is an assault on freedom--are sincerely held. But these beliefs also..
- Cataloging source
- IDEBK
- Dewey number
- 320.51/2
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- JC599.U5
- LC item number
- M373 2016eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Label
- Dark money : the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right, Jane Mayer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 449 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780385535601
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 889475
- System control number
-
- 935638944
- (MnSpTMCL)kbhmdz9
- Label
- Dark money : the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right, Jane Mayer
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xii, 449 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780385535601
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- Stock number
- 889475
- System control number
-
- 935638944
- (MnSpTMCL)kbhmdz9
Subject
- Campaign funds
- Campaign funds -- United States
- Citizens United
- Citizens United
- Conservatism
- Conservatism -- United States
- Electronic books
- Koch, Charles G., (Charles de Ganahl), 1935-
- Koch, Charles G., (Charles de Ganahl), 1935-
- Koch, David H, 1940-
- Koch, David H, 1940-
- Libertarianism
- Libertarianism -- United States
- Politics and government
- Rich people
- Rich people -- United States
- Since 2009
- United States
- United States -- Politics and government -- 2009-
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