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    What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running the World

    The People, Institutions, and Organizations That Control Our Future

    Author Melissa Rossi
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    Penguin Adult HC/TR | Plume
    On sale Nov 29, 2005 | 448 Pages | 9780452286153
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    Most of us know the big players politically in the United States. But ever wonder who’s pulling their strings? Who the movers and shakers are around the globe? In sharp, witty prose, What Every American Should Know About Who’s Really Running the World spells out exactly who to watch and what they’ve done (and are still doing).

    Get the lowdown on:

       • Pfizer
       • Monsanto
       • Oprah Winfrey
       • WTO & IMF
       • Wal-Mart
       • Rupert Murdoch
       • Al Qaeda

    Filled with hard facts, global issues, and profiles of the heavy hitters, What Every American Should Know About Who’s Really Running the World is essential reading for all Americans who want a handle on the movers and shakers behind the headlines.

    What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running the WorldAcknowledgments
    Introduction
    Part I. The Right
    1. Briefing: The Mighty Right
    2. The Christian Right: Introducing the Handmaiden's Tale?
    3. The Bushes: Texan Blue Bloods
    4. Bush Insiders: The Vulcans
    5. The Neocons: Professional Alarmists
    Part II. Food and Drug
    6. Briefing: How Big Pharma Works
    7. FDA: A Failed Experiment?
    8. Pfizer: The Hungry Giant
    9. Monsanto: The Revolutionary
    Part III. Shadowy Stuff
    10. Briefing: Spooks, Sneaks, and Snitches
    11. Post-9/11 World: Securing the Patriots
    12. Foreign Intelligence: Stirring Up the Wolrd
    Part IV: Consumerism
    13. Wal-Mart: The Slave Driver
    14. Credit Card Companies: The Corporate Loan Sharks
    Part V. Persuaders
    15. Public Relations Companies: The Propagandists
    16. Rupert Murdoch: The Mightiest Media Magnate
    17. Think Tanks: Questionable Sources
    18. Council on Foreign Relations: Powerful Whispers
    19. George Soros: The Meddler
    20. Rev. Sun Myung Moon: Still Rising
    21. Media Matters: Losing Focus
    Part VI. War Machine
    22. Briefing: Defense Maneuverings
    23. DARPA: Over the Edge and into the Present
    24. Lockheed Martin: Snoop 'n' Shoot
    25. Halliburton: Inside Connections
    26. The Carlyle Group: Slippery Arms
    27. Bechtel: The Master Builder
    Part VII. Precious Liquids
    28. Briefing: Oil and Water
    29. The Oil Beast: An Addiction
    30. The al-Saud: Conflicts of Interest
    31. OPEC: Controlling Natural Riches
    32. Non-OPEC Oil Producers: The Outsiders
    33. Veolia and Suez: The New Water Barons
    Part VIII. Rogues
    34. North Korea: Nuclear Rogue
    35. Terrorists: Aiding the Government?
    36. Organized Criminals: Modern Misfits
    Part IX. What's Next
    Notes
    Bibliography
    Resources
    Index
    Melissa Rossi is an award-winning veteran journalist who has penned articles for Newsweek, Newsday, Esquire, George, MSNBC, The New York Observer, and, until recently, wrote a regular column for National Geographic Traveler. She has written extensively about Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and has lived abroad for many years. View titles by Melissa Rossi
    Praise for the What Every American Should Know series
     
    “Insightful… the sheer volume of material assures readers will turn up something they had not known or long forgotten. The knowledge she pulls together and shares proves the volume's most useful contribution to the cause of government reform.”—Publishers Weekly  

    “Well-informed… without losing her playful attitude… Rossi is most skilled in keeping her guide balanced: sidebar stories on significant events, scandals and achievements add depth and definition to each profile, while the one-line summaries included in the introductions keep things pithy.”—Publishers Weekly
     
    “The perfect book for paranoiacs, conspiracy buffs, fans of Michael Moore, and just anyone who thinks the people running the world don't have our best interests at heart… Rossi doesn't pull any punches… she marshals plenty of impressive source material.”—David Pitt, Booklist

    About

    Most of us know the big players politically in the United States. But ever wonder who’s pulling their strings? Who the movers and shakers are around the globe? In sharp, witty prose, What Every American Should Know About Who’s Really Running the World spells out exactly who to watch and what they’ve done (and are still doing).

    Get the lowdown on:

       • Pfizer
       • Monsanto
       • Oprah Winfrey
       • WTO & IMF
       • Wal-Mart
       • Rupert Murdoch
       • Al Qaeda

    Filled with hard facts, global issues, and profiles of the heavy hitters, What Every American Should Know About Who’s Really Running the World is essential reading for all Americans who want a handle on the movers and shakers behind the headlines.

    Table of Contents

    What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running the WorldAcknowledgments
    Introduction
    Part I. The Right
    1. Briefing: The Mighty Right
    2. The Christian Right: Introducing the Handmaiden's Tale?
    3. The Bushes: Texan Blue Bloods
    4. Bush Insiders: The Vulcans
    5. The Neocons: Professional Alarmists
    Part II. Food and Drug
    6. Briefing: How Big Pharma Works
    7. FDA: A Failed Experiment?
    8. Pfizer: The Hungry Giant
    9. Monsanto: The Revolutionary
    Part III. Shadowy Stuff
    10. Briefing: Spooks, Sneaks, and Snitches
    11. Post-9/11 World: Securing the Patriots
    12. Foreign Intelligence: Stirring Up the Wolrd
    Part IV: Consumerism
    13. Wal-Mart: The Slave Driver
    14. Credit Card Companies: The Corporate Loan Sharks
    Part V. Persuaders
    15. Public Relations Companies: The Propagandists
    16. Rupert Murdoch: The Mightiest Media Magnate
    17. Think Tanks: Questionable Sources
    18. Council on Foreign Relations: Powerful Whispers
    19. George Soros: The Meddler
    20. Rev. Sun Myung Moon: Still Rising
    21. Media Matters: Losing Focus
    Part VI. War Machine
    22. Briefing: Defense Maneuverings
    23. DARPA: Over the Edge and into the Present
    24. Lockheed Martin: Snoop 'n' Shoot
    25. Halliburton: Inside Connections
    26. The Carlyle Group: Slippery Arms
    27. Bechtel: The Master Builder
    Part VII. Precious Liquids
    28. Briefing: Oil and Water
    29. The Oil Beast: An Addiction
    30. The al-Saud: Conflicts of Interest
    31. OPEC: Controlling Natural Riches
    32. Non-OPEC Oil Producers: The Outsiders
    33. Veolia and Suez: The New Water Barons
    Part VIII. Rogues
    34. North Korea: Nuclear Rogue
    35. Terrorists: Aiding the Government?
    36. Organized Criminals: Modern Misfits
    Part IX. What's Next
    Notes
    Bibliography
    Resources
    Index

    Author

    Melissa Rossi is an award-winning veteran journalist who has penned articles for Newsweek, Newsday, Esquire, George, MSNBC, The New York Observer, and, until recently, wrote a regular column for National Geographic Traveler. She has written extensively about Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, and has lived abroad for many years. View titles by Melissa Rossi

    Praise

    Praise for the What Every American Should Know series
     
    “Insightful… the sheer volume of material assures readers will turn up something they had not known or long forgotten. The knowledge she pulls together and shares proves the volume's most useful contribution to the cause of government reform.”—Publishers Weekly  

    “Well-informed… without losing her playful attitude… Rossi is most skilled in keeping her guide balanced: sidebar stories on significant events, scandals and achievements add depth and definition to each profile, while the one-line summaries included in the introductions keep things pithy.”—Publishers Weekly
     
    “The perfect book for paranoiacs, conspiracy buffs, fans of Michael Moore, and just anyone who thinks the people running the world don't have our best interests at heart… Rossi doesn't pull any punches… she marshals plenty of impressive source material.”—David Pitt, Booklist

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