{"product_id":"dark-money-the-hidden-history-of-the-billionaires-behind-the-rise-of-the-radical-right-9780307947901","title":"Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - \u003c\/b\u003eONE OF THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - Who are the immensely wealthy right-wing ideologues shaping the fate of America today? From the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an electrifying work of investigative journalism that uncovers the agenda of this powerful group. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Revelatory. . . . Persuasive, timely and necessary.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her new preface, Jane Mayer discusses the results of the most recent election and Donald Trump's victory, and how, despite much discussion to the contrary, this was a huge victory for the billionaires who have been pouring money in the American political system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy is America living in an age of profound and widening economic inequality? Why have even modest attempts to address climate change been defeated again and again? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate than middle-class workers? In a riveting and indelible feat of reporting, Jane Mayer illuminates the history of an elite cadre of plutocrats--headed by the Kochs, the Scaifes, the Olins, and the Bradleys--who have bankrolled a systematic plan to fundamentally alter the American political system. Mayer traces a byzantine trail of billions of dollars spent by the network, revealing a staggering conglomeration of think tanks, academic institutions, media groups, courthouses, and government allies that have fallen under their sphere of influence. Drawing from hundreds of exclusive interviews, as well as extensive scrutiny of public records, private papers, and court proceedings, Mayer provides vivid portraits of the secretive figures behind the new American oligarchy and a searing look at the carefully concealed agendas steering the nation. \u003ci\u003eDark Money\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential book for anyone who cares about the future of American democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNational Book Critics Circle Award Finalist\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize Finalist\u003cbr\u003ePEN\/Jean Stein Book Award Finalist\u003cbr\u003eShortlisted for the Lukas Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Mayer\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand the author of three bestselling and critically acclaimed narrative nonfiction books. She co-authored \u003ci\u003eLandslide: The Unmaking of the President, 1984-1988, \u003c\/i\u003e with Doyle McManus, and \u003ci\u003eStrange Justice: The Selling of Clarence Thomas, \u003c\/i\u003ewith Jill Abramson, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her book \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals, \u003c\/i\u003efor which she was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, was named one of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e's Top 10 Books of the Year and 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. It was also a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. For her reporting at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003e Mayer has been awarded 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 presented by the Nieman Foundation at Harvard. Mayer lives in Washington, D.C.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50605944996114,"sku":"9780307947901","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dark-money-the-hidden-history-of-the-billionaires-behind-the-rise-of-the-radical-right-9780307947901","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}