A guide to the politicos, money men, lobbyists, and deal makers who really run AmericaWhat foreign country has the power to send America crashing into a recession? Why is the USA still dangerously dependent on oil, when viable energy alternatives have existed for decades? Who made the call that we should return to nuclear energy-and then took a high-paying position with a nuclear company? Which youth group was a spawning ground for many contemporary power mongers? What lobbyists and special-interest groups are running the show on Capitol Hill-and exactly what tools of persuasion are they using?Melissa Rossi answers these questions and more in this timely and topical guide to who's pulling the strings behind the scenes of American politics.
This latest edition of Rossi's popular What Every American Should Know.
A guide to the politicos, money men, lobbyists, and deal makers who really run AmericaWhat foreign country has the power to send America crashing into a recession? Why is the USA still dangerously dependent on oil, when viable energy alternatives have existed for decades? Who made the call that we should return to nuclear energy-and then took a high-paying position with a nuclear company? Which youth group was a spawning ground for many contemporary power mongers? What lobbyists and special-interest groups are running the show on Capitol Hill-and exactly what tools of persuasion are they using?Melissa Rossi answers these questions and more in this timely and topical guide to who's pulling the strings behind the scenes of American politics.
This latest edition of Rossi's popular What Every American Should Know.