المؤلفون: Wedel, Janine R., 1957-

مصطلحات موضوعية: Political corruption -- United States., Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States., Lobbying -- Corrupt practices -- United States., Public contracts -- Corrupt practices -- United States.

الوصف: A groundbreaking exposé that reveals the patterns and practices of a new and more sophisticated style of corruption that has infiltrated every level of society. Anthropologist Janine Wedel unmasks a fast-evolving system of power and influence that is unaccountable to those it is supposed to serve. This insidious form of corruption goes far beyond the usual targets of K Street lobbying or political bribery. The sweep of this new corruption is broader, and its practitioners remain beyond shame, suffering few consequences when exposed. Today academics, physicians, retired generals, even former heads of state exploit their prestige as a commodity. Think tanks, once the source of sober-minded studies, now often act as bullhorns for the powerful. Wall Street, unbowed by the 2008 crash, remains free to "innovate" into the next financial disaster. "Nonprofits" channel the agendas of billionaires and "grassroots" organizations are run from the top. Technology has even helped decimate journalism, the very profession that used to hold the elite to account. --From publisher description.

المساهمون: Grime, Richard., King, Ivonne Mena., Mendelsohn, Mark F., Practising Law Institute.

مصطلحات موضوعية: Bribery -- United States., Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States., Disclosure of information -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Criminal provisions., Political corruption -- United States.

المؤلفون: Huffington, Arianna Stassinopoulos, 1950-

مصطلحات موضوعية: Corporations -- Corrupt practices., Executive power -- United States., Political corruption -- United States., Business ethics., Elite (Social sciences) -- United States., Rich people -- United States., Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States., Business ethics -- United States.

جغرافية الموضوع: United States -- Politics and government., United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-

الوصف: Includes material on the scandals at WorldCom, Enron, Adelphia, Tyco, AOL, Xerox, Merrill Lynch, among others.

المساهمون: Grime, Richard., King, Ivonne Mena., Mendelsohn, Mark F., Practising Law Institute.

مصطلحات موضوعية: Bribery -- United States., Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States., Disclosure of information -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Criminal provisions., Political corruption -- United States.

المساهمون: Low, Lucinda A., Sokenu, Claudius O., Zarin, Donald., Practising Law Institute.

مصطلحات موضوعية: Bribery -- United States., Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States., Disclosure of information -- Law and legislation -- United States -- Criminal provisions., Political corruption -- United States.

المؤلفون: Morris, Dick.

المساهمون: McGann, Eileen.

مصطلحات موضوعية: Political corruption -- United States., Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States.

جغرافية الموضوع: United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.

الوصف: Analyzes power abuses by the American government, wealthy corporations, and high-profile celebrities, in an account that addresses topics ranging from sub-prime mortgages and the secret purchases of Dubai to corporate salaries and the 2008 election.

المؤلفون: Morris, Dick.

المساهمون: McGann, Eileen.

مصطلحات موضوعية: Political corruption -- United States., Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States.

جغرافية الموضوع: United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.

الوصف: Half of all illegal immigrants came into this country legally--and we have no way of knowing whether they're still here. Congressmen are putting their wives on their campaign payrolls--so that campaign contributions are really personal bribes. The ACLU won't allow its own directors free speech. Liberals want to strip us of the tools to stop terrorism. The UN is a cover for massive corruption--and eighty countries, who pay 12 percent of the budget, are blocking reform. Drug companies pay off doctors to write prescriptions--whether we need them or not. Teachers' unions block the firing of bad teachers--and battle against higher education standards. Katrina victims are being stiffed by their insurance companies. Special interests cost our consumers $45 billion--through trade quotas that save only a handful of jobs. Never heard of these abuses? That's why Morris and McGann wrote this book.--From publisher description.

المساهمون: Michalowski, Raymond J., Kramer, Ronald C.

مصطلحات موضوعية: Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States., Political corruption -- United States., Social ethics -- United States.

جغرافية الموضوع: United States -- Politics and government.

المؤلفون: Woodiwiss, Michael.

مصطلحات موضوعية: Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States., International business enterprises -- Corrupt practices., Organized crime -- United States., Political corruption -- United States.

الوصف: Michael Woodiwiss demonstrates in shicking and surprising detail, that organized crime is dominated by employees of multinational companies, politicians and bureaucrats. Gangsters are a problem, but they are minor players when compared with the intelligence and law enforcement agencies that selectively enforce drugs prohibition and profit from it. The position of large corporations in the global economy provides the most mouth-watering opportunities for illegal profits.

المؤلفون: Morris, Dick.

مصطلحات موضوعية: New York times., Political corruption -- United States., Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States., Newspapers -- United States -- Objectivity -- Case studies., War on Terrorism, 2001-2009., American newspapers -- Objectivity -- Case studies., Case studies.

جغرافية الموضوع: France -- Foreign relations -- United States., United States -- Foreign relations -- France., United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.

الوصف: Are you appalled by the antiwar tone the news media has taken since the war on terror began -- especially "objective" news outlets like the New York Times and the network news? Are you wondering when liberal celebrities like Barbra Streisand, Sean Penn, and Susan Sarandon suddenly became geopolitical oracles whose advice we're supposed to value above the wisdom of tenured experts? Are you at a loss to decide who has betrayed us more outrageously: the French, who abandoned us in our time of need, or our own elected officials, who tapped our 401(k) savings and the tobacco-settlement windfall with equal abandon? In Off with Their Heads, syndicated columnist and Fox News Channel political analyst Dick Morris points an accusing finger at the many ways the public has been lied to and misled, pickpocketed and endangered. Whether it's Bill Clinton, who ignored mounting evidence of impending terrorist catastrophe throughout the 1990s, or the members of Congress, who quietly sold our democracy down the river in exchange for lifetime incumbency, Morris rips the cover off the cowardly and duplicitous figures who have sacrificed America's interests for their own. From private corruption to public treachery, even longtime political buffs will marvel at the astonishing behavior Morris reveals at every level of society -- and at how it threatens to compromise the American way of life.