The decline and fall of the American empire
Subtitle: corruption, decadence, and the American dream
By: Tony Bouza.
Publisher: Plenum Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 327
Subjects: United States -- Moral conditions; United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-; United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
Description: No segment of American society is spared from Bouza's critical gaze in exposing the systemic excesses that are poisoning the heart of our nation. He spotlights the white-collar criminals, who quietly take pennies from each of us to create their own pots of gold. He unmasks the politicians, on both ends of the political spectrum, whose arrogance and hypocrisy speak volumes.

He demonstrates how organized crime, while catering to our sinful, illicit cravings, affects our daily lives from buying a fish dinner to building a house. He uncloaks the televangelists and other fraudulent religious leaders who have transformed the ministry from a shepherd's leading the flock into a huckster's fleecing the gullible. Moreover, he reveals the abuses that have permeated the medical and other "helping" professions.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-312) and index.