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A deeply reported look inside the new conservative movement attempting to undermine American democracy. Control of the united states is shared - and Republicans have been rigging the game in their favor. Twenty-two expresses have passed limitations on voting. Ruthless gerrymandering has given the GOP a long-term grip on Congress. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has eviscerated campaign finance laws, enhancing candidates guaranteed by a lot of money. It might be stressing enough if these were just techniques for partisan gain. But the reality is even more disturbing. As reporter Zachary Roth uncovers, a growing number of Republicans distrust the notion of democracy - and they are doing everything they can to limit it. In The Great Suppression, Roth unearths the deep historical roots of this antiegalitarian worldview and introduces us to its modern-day proponents: the GOP officials moving to make it harder to cast a ballot; the lawyers looking to scrap all limits on profit politics; the libertarian scholars reclaiming judicial activism to move back the New Deal; and the organization lobbyists attempting to ban local action on from the minimum income to the environment. And he trips from Rust Belt cities to Southern cities showing us how these attempts are harming the most vulnerable Americans and avoiding progress on pressing issues. A distinct, searing polemic in the traditions of Rachel Maddow and Matt Taibbi, The Great Suppression is an immediate wake-up call about a threat to your most cherished values and a rousing argument for why we need democracy now more than ever.
