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  <title><![CDATA[Who Will Tell The People? : The Betrayal Of American Democracy]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;I&gt;Who Will Tell the People&lt;/I&gt; is a passionate, eye-opening challenge to American democracy. Here is a tough-minded exploration of why we're in trouble, starting with the basic issues of who gets heard, who gets ignored, and why. Greider shows us the realities of power in Washington today, uncovering the hidden relationships that link politicians with corporations and the rich, and that subvert the needs of ordinary citizens.&lt;P&gt;How do we put meaning back into public life? Greider shares the stories of some citizens who have managed to crack Washington's &quot;Grand Bazaar&quot; of influence peddling as he reveals the structures designed to thwart them. Without naivet&#233; or cynicism, Greider shows us how the system can still be made to work &lt;I&gt;for the people,&lt;/I&gt; and delineates the lines of battle in the struggle to save democracy. By showing us the reality of how the political decisions that shape our lives are made, William Greider explains how we can begin to take control once more.&lt;P&gt;</default_description>
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      <name><![CDATA[William Greider]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[anyone who cares about America and has a lot of patience.]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is a stunningly detailed, smart, and unambiguous dissection of everything that's wrong with American democracy: all of the places where the reality of present-day American life contradicts the (we hope) more long-lasting collective ideal of what it should be.<br/><br/>I said &quot;presen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23371969">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dense but illuminating documentation of how wealthy interests (large corporations, PACs, their lobbyists) wield tremendous influence in Washington, and that a great deal of it happens when no one is watching, i.e. not during a major election season.<br/><br/>Nothing that will come as major news to...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19114756">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book made me realize how important consumer advocates like Nader really are.  It also made my stomach churn by heaping on so much depressing and morally outraging data about the dubious nature of the relationship(s) between government and commerce. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I just remembered reading this when reading Howard Kurtz's new book, I discovered Kurtz areound the same time as Greider.  I think this book may be out of print which means combing used bookstore shelves or ebay, it is worth it.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The best work of journalism on recent American politics.  Creates a way of understanding our frustrations with government and the slow, but steady implosion of American democracy.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A great explanation of how we got where we are. Too bad nobody read it or heeded it.]]></body>
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