{"product_id":"demolition-agenda-the-dismantling-of-american-government-and-how-we-can-stop-it-9781620979860","title":"Demolition Agenda: The Dismantling of American Government . . . and How We Can Stop It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive account of the first Trump administration's efforts to destroy our government institutions, and what we can do before it's too late\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Demolition Agenda presents chilling details of what happened to health science, environmental science, and consumer protection agencies when President Donald J. Trump put his 'best people' in charge.\" --\u003ci\u003eForbes Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of a return to Trump-era governance, what Forbes Magazine calls the \"wealth of solid information\" to be found in Thomas O. McGarity's \u003ci\u003eDemolition Agenda\u003c\/i\u003e is more urgent than ever. Now available in a revised and updated edition, this groundbreaking work offers a comprehensive look at how the first Trump administration systematically dismantled the country's regulatory agencies, exposing Americans to greater risks while empowering corporate interests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Scott Pruitt's corruption scandal at the EPA to Elaine Chao's weakening of transportation safety measures, and Ryan Zinke's stint as secretary of the interior before he faced eighteen federal inquiries and was fired (and let's not forget Rick Perry, Betsy DeVos, Sonny Perdue, Andrew Puzder . . . the list goes on), McGarity \"writes authoritatively and with revealing detail\" (Ralph Nader) about the abuses of power that defined the first Trump administration. A new preface and a new final chapter tell us what to expect in round two . . . and how to protect ourselves from the demolition agenda.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas O. McGarity\u003c\/b\u003e is the William Powers Jr. and Kim L. Heilbrun Chair in Tort Law at the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and the past president of the Center for Progressive Reform. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePollution, Politics, and Power; Freedom to Harm; The Preemption War;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDemolition Agenda: The Dismantling of American Government . . . and How We Can Stop It\u003c\/i\u003e (The New Press), among other books. He lives in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51254060515602,"sku":"9781620979860","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a345ddd4-7bc0-4b61-9c55-a719edd900d9.jpg?v=1746305275","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/demolition-agenda-the-dismantling-of-american-government-and-how-we-can-stop-it-9781620979860","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}