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1) Secret empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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In many parts of the world, the children of powerful political figures go into business and profit handsomely, not necessarily because they are good at it, but because people want to curry favor with their influential parents. This is a relatively new phenomenon in the U.S.; but for relatives of some prominent political families, we may already be talking about hundreds of millions of dollars. "Secret Empires" identifies public servants who cannot...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2011
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xxvii, 211 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
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Examines corrupt practices in United States politics, from members of Congress basing stock trades on privileged information to earmarking bills to improve personal real estate holdings to campaign contributors receiving federal grants.
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Peter Schweizer says that, in a quarter-century as an investigative journalist, this is the scariest investigation he has ever conducted. That the Chinese government seeks to infiltrate American institutions is hardly surprising. What is wholly new, however, are the number of American elites who are eager to help the Chinese dictatorship in its quest for global hegemony. Presidential families, Silicon Valley gurus, Wall Street high rollers, Ivy League...
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"Washington insiders operate by a proven credo: when a Peter Schweizer book drops, duck and brace for impact. For over a decade, the work of five-time New York Times bestselling investigative reporter Peter Schweizer has sent shockwaves through the political universe."--Amazon.com.
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