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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Katz, Alyssa.     Subjects     Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America -- History.     United States. Congress -- History.     Business and politics -- United States -- History.     Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Katz, Alyssa.       by title:      The influence machin...         MARC Display

The influence machine : the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the corporate capture of American life / Alyssa Katz. by Katz, Alyssa. New York : Spiegel & Grau, c2015. Subjects Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America -- History.   United States. Congress -- History.   Business and politics -- United States -- History.   Power (Social sciences) -- United States -- History. ISBN:  9780812993288 (hardback) : 0812993284 (hardback) Description:  xvi, 315 pages ; 25 cm Edition:  First edition. Requests:  0 Summary:  "The United States now has three political parties, though only two of them are elected. The newest was founded a century ago, but just came to power in the last decade: It's the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the political party of the new American oligarchy. In this groundbreaking investigation of the big business takeover of the American political process, Alyssa Katz draws upon years of research to chronicle the rise to power of the organization and the oversized, combative personalities who lead it. The Chamber -- through its secret corporate sponsors, from Philip Morris to Exxon to Wal-Mart -- can take credit for some of the most disturbing trends in American life: the reversal of environmental protections, the buying of judgeships, the destruction of unions and worker protections, the rise of virulent anti-government ideology, the toxic role of campaign cash, and the creation of "astroturf" groups, culminating in the Tea Party, as cover for advancing a corporate agenda. Through its propaganda, lobbying, and campaign cash, the Chamber has created a right-wing monster that even it struggles to control, a conservative movement that is destabilizing American politics as never before. The Chamber tells this history as a series of gripping narratives that take us into the backrooms of Washington where the battles over how our country is run and regulated are fought, and then out into the real world where we see how the Chamber's campaigns play out in real lives. But in the end, Katz also points to the possibility of reversing the influence of the Chamber and its affiliated groups, and fixing our democracy"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 381.06073 Ka Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 381.06073 Katz Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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