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American democracy is becoming coin operated. Special interest groups significantly control every level of government. The need of nurturing huge sums of marketing campaign cash has completely transformed the type of politics and policymaking, identifying what elected staff stand for and how they spend their time. The marriage of great wealth and intense politics impact has rendered our country unable to dwelling address our most pressing problems, from runaway government spending to climate change to the wealth gap. It also defines our day to day lives: from the autos we drive to mid-air we inhale and exhale to the debt we owe. In this powerful work of reportage, Wendell Potter and Nick Penniman, two vigilant watchdogs, expose legalised corruption and web page link it to the kitchen-table issues citizens face every day. Inciting our outrage, the writers then inspire us by launching us to the army of reformers laying the groundwork for change, prepared to be called into action. The battle plan for reform presented is sensible, reasonable and concrete. No one - except some lobbyists and major politics donors - wants business as typical, and this reserve intends to help forge a fresh army of reformers who are compelled with a patriotic responsibility to struggle for an improved democracy. An impassioned, infuriating yet in the end hopeful call to hands, Country on the Take lays bare the reach of moneyed hobbies and charts a way ahead, toward the restoration of America's original promises.
