Extortion : how politicians extract your money, buy votes, and line their own pockets /

"Conventional wisdom holds that Washington is broken because outside special interests bribe politicians. The reverse is true: politicians have developed a new set of brass-knuckle legislative tactics designed to extort wealthy industries and donors into forking over big donations... Until now,...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Schweizer, Peter, 1964-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
Subjects:	Political corruption > United States.