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Softcover. Zustand: Fair. Spuren von Feuchtigkeit / Nässe; Leichte Rillen / Abschürfungen / Risse / Knicke; Gebrochener Buchrücken; Farbtonänderung. From the author of What's the Matter with America?, here is a jaw-dropping investigation into decades of deliberate and lucrative right-wing misrule in America. In his previous book, Thomas Frank explained why working America votes for politicians who reserve their favours for the rich. Now, in The Wrecking Crew, Frank examines the blundering and corrupt Washington those politicians have given us. Casting back to the early days of the conservative revolution, Frank describes the rise of a ruling coalition dedicated to dismantling government. But rather than cutting down the big government they claim to hate, conservatives have simply sold it off, turning public policy into a private-sector bidding war. Washington itself has been remade into a golden landscape of super-wealthy suburbs and gleaming lobbyist headquarters - the wages of government-by-entrepreneurship. It is no coincidence, Frank argues, that the same politicians who guffaw at the idea of effective government have installed a regime in which incompetence is the rule. Nor will the country easily shake off the consequences of deliberate misgovernment through the usual democratic remedies. Obsessed with achieving a lasting victory, conservatives have taken pains to enshrine the free market as the permanent creed of state. Stamped with Frank's audacity, analytic brilliance, and wit, The Wrecking Crew is his most revelatory work yet - and his most important.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Beschriftungen / Markierungen bis 20 %; Leichte Rillen / Abschurfungen / Risse / Knicke. From the prophetic author of the now-classic What's the Matter with Kansas? and Listen, Liberal, this eye-opening account explores populism, a crucial yet misunderstood movement. Thomas Frank reveals that much of what we believe about populism is incorrect. Today, it is often viewed as a frightening term associated with the racist ideologies of figures like Donald Trump and European extremists. However, Frank argues that the true narrative of populism is one of enlightenment and liberation, integral to the story of American democracy and its promise of a decent life for all. He traces the movement from the radical left-wing Populist Party of the 1890s, which challenged Gilded Age elites, to the significant reforms achieved under Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman. Frank highlights the consistent disdain elitist groups have shown towards populism, attacking working-class concerns throughout history. The current anti-populist rhetoric from Washington centrists is merely the latest iteration of this trend. By revisiting the movement's provocative politics, Frank asserts that true populism embodies hope and optimism. This work serves as a powerful affirmation that populism is not the problem of our times but rather a potential solution to the challenges we face.

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