false 4130085 1 <p>Praise for John MacArthur's <i>Second Front</i>:</p><p>"A treasure-trove of evidence of official deception."-<i>The New York Times Book Review</i></p><p>"Wonderfully readable."-<i>The New York Times</i></p><p>"A brilliant piece of investigative journalism."-<i>The Globe and Mail</i></p><p>"A devastating expos."-<i>The Nation</i></p><p>"A provocative, well-honed polemic."-<i>Newsweek</i></p><p>After the debacle of the 2000 presidential election, many Americans were asking themselves if their vote really counted anymore. Yet does the problem go even deeper than that? Is America really a democracy anymore?</p><p>In a rollicking piece of reportage based on years of reporting, <i>Harper's Magazine</i> Publisher John R. MacArthur examines how the system really works-and doesn't work-nowadays. Why is it that all the major candidates seem to be rich Ivy-Leaguers? Why is there so little difference between the Republicans and the Democrats on so many key issues? Does an outsider really have a chance?</p><p>Covering the recent candidacies of Ned Lamont and Ralph Nader, reporting on local efforts to effect change, and examining funding and influence in our electoral system in general, MacArthur presents a clarion call to restructure electoral politics.</p><p><b>John R. MacArthur</b>, president and publisher of <i>Harper's Magazine</i>, is an award-winning journalist and author of the acclaimed books <i>The Selling of "Free Trade": NAFTA, Washington, and the Subversion of American Democracy</i> and <i>Second Front: Censorship and Propaganda in the Gulf War</i>.</p> 4177276 1 9 2008 You Can't Be President: The Outrageous Barriers to Democracy in America total:12|5:1|4:4|3:6|1:1| 12 40 34 2 3 0 false false Tue Apr 14 20:23:34 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 20:25:02 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue May 19 17:41:18 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 17:41:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 10 18:38:30 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 18:38:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 11 19:28:51 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 19:28:51 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jun 09 09:13:35 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 09:13:35 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 22 20:12:18 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 20:12:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Apr 23 22:41:03 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 22:41:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 15 11:31:54 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 11:31:54 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Apr 14 21:04:15 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 21:04:15 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Mon Apr 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 10:31:11 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 11:45:43 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 25 08:51:25 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 08:51:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Feb 10 18:13:45 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 18:13:45 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 22:55:44 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 22:55:44 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jan 28 19:14:32 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 19:14:55 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Feb 04 16:44:38 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 11:34:05 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 16:44:38 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jan 11 14:00:03 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 14:00:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jan 09 15:00:21 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 09 15:00:21 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jan 02 21:56:55 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 21:57:12 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 31 10:35:06 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 10:35:10 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Nov 17 09:22:51 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 09:22:51 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4130085