{"product_id":"the-last-american-president-isbn-9798890571847","title":"The Last American President","description":"\u003cb\u003eTrump didn't break American democracy—he revealed how broken it already was.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this urgent, deeply researched book, four-time Project Censored Award–winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Thom Hartmann argues that Trump is a symptom, not the disease. The real story is the ecosystem that built him: a childhood defined by cruelty, a mentor who weaponized shamelessness, a political party that sold its principles for power, and a donor class that used him to dismantle the guardrails on their own greed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInside, you'll find\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea psychological portrait of how Trump was made—not born;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea clear-eyed account of how the Republican Party and billionaire networks enabled his rise;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eglobal comparisons to Hungary, Venezuela, and Weimar Germany—because this pattern has a name; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 proven, history-backed strategies for defeating authoritarianism before it becomes permanent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is not a book about despair. It is a book about recognition—and resistance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor readers of \u003ci\u003eHow Democracies Die\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Tyranny\u003c\/i\u003e who are ready to move from understanding the crisis to doing something about it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe choice, as always, is ours.\u003c\/b\u003e“As both a psychotherapist and a political scientist, Hartmann dives deep into the murky bilge of Trump’s brain and comes up with the detailed expose of a pathological narcissist who feeds on the easily bamboozled marks we call voters. It’ll make you sick and nauseated, but you’ll love it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Greg Palast, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Best Democracy Money Can Buy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This work expertly lays out how Trumpism has reshaped our understanding and reliance on democracy's most fundamental institutions. Now Americans must play the long game: defend our most valued principles to save our democracy.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Ali Velshi, Anchor, MSNBC, and Senior Correspondent, NBC News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Hartmann understands that the attack on our democracy comes from the president but also an entire infrastructure of money and political power that was built over decades and that aims to turn America into an oligarchy.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—David Sirota, award-winning journalist and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Uprising\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHostile Takeover\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThom Hartmann\u003c\/b\u003e is a four‐time winner of the Project Censored Award, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of over thirty books, and America’s #1 progressive talk radio show host for more than a decade. His show is carried on SiriusXM and radio stations nationwide and simulcast as television on Free Speech TV.","brand":"Berrett-Koehler Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233693216997,"sku":"NP9798890571847","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798890571847.jpg?v=1767740111","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-last-american-president-isbn-9798890571847","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}