It can happen here, authoritarian peril in the age of Bush, Joe Conason
Type
Label
It can happen here, authoritarian peril in the age of Bush, Joe Conason
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-227) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
It can happen here
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
76140399
Responsibility statement
Joe Conason
Sub title
authoritarian peril in the age of Bush
Summary
For the first time since the Nixon era, Americans have reason to doubt the future--or even the presence--of democracy. We live in a society where government conspires with big business and big evangelism; where ideologues and religious zealots attack logic and the scientific method; and where the ruling party encourages xenophobic nationalism based on irrational, manufactured fear. The party in power seems to seek a perpetual state of war to hold on to power, and they are willing to lie, cheat, and steal to achieve their ends. The question must be asked: Are we headed toward the end of American democracy? In this impassioned, yet fact-based look at the state of the nation, Conason shows how and why America has been wrenched away from its founding principles and is being dragged toward authoritarianism.--From publisher description
Table Of Contents
Introduction: It's (still) a free country -- The "post 9/11 worldview" of Karl Rove -- Lawlessness and order -- State secrets and unofficial propaganda --The corporate state of grace -- The revenge of Nixon's heirs