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Dark money the hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right

An investigation into the growing radical right reveals a network of wealthy people with extreme Libertarian views, led by the Koch brothers, that has been systematically influencing and controlling academic institutions, the courts, and the United States government.

Main Author: Mayer, Jane.
Other Authors: Potter, Kirsten (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language: English
Published: New York, New York : Random House Audio : Books on Tape, [2016]
Edition: Unabridged.
Subjects:
Koch, Charles G. > (Charles de Ganahl), > 1935-
Koch, David H., > 1940-
Political activists > United States.
Tea Party movement.
Libertarianism > United States.
Conservatism > United States.
Right-wing extremists > Political activity > United States.
Billionaires > Political activity > United States.
Billionaires > Corrupt practices > United States.
Campaign funds > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Political culture > United States.
Radicalism > United States.
Corporations > Political activity > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Corporate speech > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 2009-
Audiobooks.
Online Access: Go to Downloadable Audiobook Here.
Summary: An investigation into the growing radical right reveals a network of wealthy people with extreme Libertarian views, led by the Koch brothers, that has been systematically influencing and controlling academic institutions, the courts, and the United States government.
Item Description: Compact discs.
Physical Description: 14 audio discs (17 hr.) : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time: 17:00:00
ISBN: 9780307970657
0307970655
9780307970671
0307970671
Author Notes: Jane Mayer is a staff writer for The New Yorker. She has received the John Chancellor Award, the George Polk Award, the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting, and the I. F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence for her reporting at The New Yorker. She has written several nonfiction books including Landslide: The Unmaking of the President 1984-1988 written with Doyle McManus, Strange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas written with Jill Abramson, and Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right. The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals won the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, the Goldsmith Book Prize, the Edward Weintal Prize, the Ridenhour Prize, the New York Public Library's Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism, and the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award.

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