{"product_id":"what-every-american-should-know-about-whos-really-running-the-world-isbn-9780452286153","title":"What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running the World","description":"Most of us know the big players politically in the United States. But ever wonder who’s pulling their strings? Who the movers and shakers are around the globe? In sharp, witty prose, \u003ci\u003eWhat Every American Should Know About Who’s Really Running the World \u003c\/i\u003espells out exactly who to watch and what they’ve done (and are still doing).\u003cp\u003eGet the lowdown on:\u003c\/p\u003e   • Pfizer \u003cbr\u003e   • Monsanto \u003cbr\u003e   • Oprah Winfrey \u003cbr\u003e   • WTO \u0026amp; IMF \u003cbr\u003e   • Wal-Mart \u003cbr\u003e   • Rupert Murdoch \u003cbr\u003e   • Al Qaeda \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with hard facts, global issues, and profiles of the heavy hitters, \u003ci\u003eWhat Every American Should Know About Who’s Really Running the World\u003c\/i\u003e is essential reading for all Americans who want a handle on the movers and shakers behind the headlines.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running the WorldAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I. The Right\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Briefing: The Mighty Right\u003cbr\u003e2. The Christian Right: Introducing the Handmaiden's Tale?\u003cbr\u003e3. The Bushes: Texan Blue Bloods\u003cbr\u003e4. Bush Insiders: The Vulcans\u003cbr\u003e5. The Neocons: Professional Alarmists\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II. Food and Drug\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6. Briefing: How Big Pharma Works\u003cbr\u003e7. FDA: A Failed Experiment?\u003cbr\u003e8. Pfizer: The Hungry Giant\u003cbr\u003e9. Monsanto: The Revolutionary\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III. Shadowy Stuff\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e10. Briefing: Spooks, Sneaks, and Snitches\u003cbr\u003e11. Post-9\/11 World: Securing the Patriots\u003cbr\u003e12. Foreign Intelligence: Stirring Up the Wolrd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Consumerism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13. Wal-Mart: The Slave Driver\u003cbr\u003e14. Credit Card Companies: The Corporate Loan Sharks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V. Persuaders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e15. Public Relations Companies: The Propagandists\u003cbr\u003e16. Rupert Murdoch: The Mightiest Media Magnate\u003cbr\u003e17. Think Tanks: Questionable Sources\u003cbr\u003e18. Council on Foreign Relations: Powerful Whispers\u003cbr\u003e19. George Soros: The Meddler\u003cbr\u003e20. Rev. Sun Myung Moon: Still Rising\u003cbr\u003e21. Media Matters: Losing Focus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI. War Machine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e22. Briefing: Defense Maneuverings\u003cbr\u003e23. DARPA: Over the Edge and into the Present\u003cbr\u003e24. Lockheed Martin: Snoop 'n' Shoot\u003cbr\u003e25. Halliburton: Inside Connections\u003cbr\u003e26. The Carlyle Group: Slippery Arms\u003cbr\u003e27. Bechtel: The Master Builder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII. Precious Liquids\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e28. Briefing: Oil and Water\u003cbr\u003e29. The Oil Beast: An Addiction\u003cbr\u003e30. The al-Saud: Conflicts of Interest\u003cbr\u003e31. OPEC: Controlling Natural Riches\u003cbr\u003e32. Non-OPEC Oil Producers: The Outsiders\u003cbr\u003e33. Veolia and Suez: The New Water Barons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII. Rogues\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e34. North Korea: Nuclear Rogue\u003cbr\u003e35. Terrorists: Aiding the Government?\u003cbr\u003e36. Organized Criminals: Modern Misfits\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX. What's Next\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eResources\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cb\u003ePraise for the What Every American Should Know series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Insightful… the sheer volume of material assures readers will turn up something they had not known or long forgotten. The knowledge she pulls together and shares proves the volume's most useful contribution to the cause of government reform.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Well-informed… without losing her playful attitude… Rossi is most skilled in keeping her guide balanced: sidebar stories on significant events, scandals and achievements add depth and definition to each profile, while the one-line summaries included in the introductions keep things pithy.”—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The perfect book for paranoiacs, conspiracy buffs, fans of Michael Moore, and just anyone who thinks the people running the world don't have our best interests at heart… Rossi doesn't pull any punches… she marshals plenty of impressive source material.”—David Pitt, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelissa Rossi \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning veteran journalist who has penned articles for \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGeorge\u003c\/i\u003e, MSNBC, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e, and, until recently, wrote a regular column for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written extensively about Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and has lived abroad for many years.","brand":"Plume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302187192549,"sku":"NP9780452286153","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780452286153.jpg?v=1767743828","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/what-every-american-should-know-about-whos-really-running-the-world-isbn-9780452286153","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}