Captured: The Corporate Infiltration of American Democracy

Synopsis

In Captured, U.s. Senator And Former Federal Prosecutor Sheldon Whitehouse Offers An Eye-opening Take On What Corporate Influence Looks Like Today From The Senate Floor, Adding A First-hand Perspective To Jane Mayer's Dark Money.-- The Constitution's Blind Spot -- The Growth Of Corporate Power -- Where We Are Now -- What The Corporate Political Machine Wants: Four Short Case Studies -- The Powell Memo And The Corporate Strategy -- Capture Of The Court -- Capture Of Elections: Citizens United -- Capture Of Regulatory Agencies -- Capture Of The Civil Jury -- The Denial Machine -- Climate Change And The Flies Of Summer -- America's Lamp In Peril. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse ; With Melanie Wachtell Stinnett. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 205-239) And Index.