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Revealed: The Power of the Gun Industry and Wall Street
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t r u t h o u t | As a Truthout reader, you're probably already aware of th=
e insidious influence exerted by the gun industry and Wall Street.
Now, in two of the new books we're currently offering as Progressive Picks,=
you can get the grisly details of the stranglehold these forces have on th=
e American government.
In "The Last Gun," Tom Diaz draws on the expertise he has developed on the =
American gun industry, the 800-pound gorilla in the room that stays in the =
shadows of gun control struggles. While in "The Payoff," former insider Jef=
f Connaughton reveals the reality of how banks too big to fail hold Congres=
s, the White House and both parties on a leash.
Also this month: Robert McChesney on the unhealthy relationship between eco=
nomic power and the Internet, and Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tel=
ls her remarkable life story.
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As a former senior policy advisor at the Violence Policy Center and a US Ho=
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extensively researched the companies and people that profit from an expansi=
ve gun market, free of as many regulations as possible. "The Last Gun" expl=
ores how gun profiteering extends far beyond shibboleths of "self-defense" =
and hunting into creating a market for highly lethal hi-tech and militarize=
d weaponry.=20
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ng door government. Eventually, he became disillusioned and repulsed by the=
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rporate surveillance and a disturbingly antidemocratic force. In "Digital D=
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1">As a Truthout reader, you're probably already aware of the insidious influence exerted by the gun industry and Wall Street.<br />
<br />
Now, in two of the new books we're currently offering as Progressive Picks, you can get the grisly details of the stranglehold these forces have on the American government.<br />
<br />
In "The Last Gun," Tom Diaz draws on the expertise he has developed on the American gun industry, the 800-pound gorilla in the room that stays in the shadows of gun control struggles. While in "The Payoff," former insider Jeff Connaughton reveals the reality of how banks too big to fail hold Congress, the White House and both parties on a leash.<br />
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1">As a former senior policy advisor at the Violence Policy Center and a US House Judiciary Committee specialist on terrorism and firearms, Tom Diaz has extensively researched the companies and people that profit from an expansive gun market, free of as many regulations as possible. "The Last Gun" explores how gun profiteering extends far beyond shibboleths of "self-defense" and hunting into creating a market for highly lethal hi-tech and militarized weaponry.</p>
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<p style="margin: 0;padding: 0;font-size: 100%;color: #444 !important;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;line-height: 1.1">Capitalism’s online colonization has spurred the collapse of credible journalism and made the Internet an unparalleled apparatus for government and corporate surveillance and a disturbingly antidemocratic force. In "Digital Disconnect," Robert McChesney offers a groundbreaking critique of the Internet, urging us to reclaim the democratizing potential of the digital revolution while we still can.</p>
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