Banana Republicans
Subtitle: how the right wing is turning America into a one-party state
By: Sheldon Rampton and John Stauber
Contributors: Stauber, John C. (John Clyde), 1953-
Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781585423422
Subjects: Politics and government; Rechtspartei; Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ); Einparteiensystem; Business and politics; Politik
Description: "For the first time since 1932, the Republican Party controls every major institution of the federal government: the White House, the Supreme Court, the Senate and the House of Representatives - not to mention the "fourth branch of government," the mass media. How did this come to pass? Banana Republicans reveals how the GOP leadership maintains its hold on power through the systemic manipulation of the electoral system, the media, the lobbying establishment, and the political culture at large."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The War at Home --; title: The Marketplace of Ideas --; title: The Echo Chamber --; title: The One-Party State --; title: Pumping Irony --; title: Block the Vote --; title: Traitor Baiters --; title: Conclusion: The Three-Banana Problem.