Summary: Director Francis Megahy offers an unflinching look at the lobbying system in Washington, D.C., and the influence of money on modern politics. By speaking with Washington, D.C. insiders, Megahy gets the inside scoop on where the money comes from and how it is used.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cinema Libre Studio 2010
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC BESDaley-Harris, Sam
Summary: The 10th anniversary edition of Reclaiming Our Democracy once again brings to the fore a unique vision to meet this crisis: ordinary people taking extraordinary action, becoming citizen leaders in order to create a democracy "as if people mattered." The story is told through the inspiring action of RESULTS, an international grassroots citizens' lobby committed to healing the break between...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Camino Books 2004
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1975
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Summary: "Drawing on unparalleled access to sources ranging from doctors and lawyers to lobbyists, cannabis club owners, outlaw cultivators, and industry entrepreneurs, The Weed Runners is both journalistic expose and adventure story. The book's title refers to those who run the vast network fueling the ongoing nationwide explosion of medical marijuana. Focusing on an incredibly dynamic three-year...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Chicago Review Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 362.29 SCHMichaels, David
Contents: The manufacture of doubt -- Workplace cancer before OSHA : waiting for the body count -- America demands protection -- Why our children are smarter than we are -- The enronization of science -- Tricks of the trade : how mercenary scientists mislead you -- Defending secondhand smoke -- Still waiting for the body count -- Chrome-plated mischief -- Popcorn lung : OSHA gives up -- Defending the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2008
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Summary: "American markets, once a model for the world, are giving up on competition. Thomas Philippon blames the unchecked efforts of corporate lobbyists. Instead of earning profits by investing and innovating, powerful firms use political pressure to secure their advantages. The result is less efficient markets, leading to higher prices and lower wages"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press 2019
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Summary: "A blistering exposae of the National Rifle Association, revealing its people, power, corruption, and ongoing downfall, from acclaimed NPR investigative reporter Tim Mak"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2021
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Summary: A former member of the NRA discusses the decades-long incompetence at the organization, exposing the intentional toxic messaging in the fight against gun control and detailing how the discord it created allowed the organization to secure the Trump presidency.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 323.4 POWLessig, Lawrence.
Summary: "... takes a clear-eyed look at how we arrived at this crisis: how fundamentally good people, with good intentions, have allowed our democracy to be co-opted by outside interests, and how this exploitation has become entrenched in the system. Rejecting simple labels and reductive logic-and instead using examples that resonate as powerfully on the Right as on the Left, Lessig seeks out the root...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Twelve 2011