What every American should know about who's really running the world
Subtitle: the people, corporations, and organizations that control our future
By: Melissa Rossi.
Publisher: Plume
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
Subjects: Power (Social sciences); Power (Social sciences) -- United States; Elite (Social sciences) -- United States; Conservatism -- United States; Pressure groups; Corporations -- Political activity; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references p. ([403]-406)and index.
Table of contents: title: Briefing : the mighty right; title: The Christian right : introducing the handmaiden's tale?; title: The Bushes : Texan blue bloods; title: Bush insiders : the vulcans; title: The neocons : professional alarmists; title: Briefing : how big pharma works; title: FDA : a failed experiment?; title: Pfizer : the hungry giant; title: Monsanto : the revolutionary; title: Briefing : spooks, sneaks, and snitches; title: Post 9/11 world : securing the patriots; title: Foreign intelligence : stirring up the world; title: Wal-mart : the slave driver; title: Credit card companies : the corporate loan sharks; title: Public relations companies : the propagandists; title: Rupert Murdoch : the mightiest media magnate; title: Think tanks : questionable sources; title: Council on Foreign Relations : powerful whispers; title: George Soros : the meddler; title: Rev. Sun Myung Moon : still rising; title: Media matters : losing focus; title: Briefing : defense manueverings; title: DARPA : over the edge and into the present; title: Lockheed-Martin : snoop 'n' shoot; title: Halliburton : inside connections; title: The Carlyle group : slippery arms; title: Bechtel : the master builder; title: Briefing : oil and water; title: Oil : the beast; title: The al-Saud : conflicts of interest; title: OPEC : controlling natural riches; title: Non OPEC oil producers : the outsiders; title: Veolia and Suez : the new water barons; title: North Korea : nuclear rogue; title: Terrorists : aiding the government?; title: Organized criminals : modern misfits.