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100	1		_aSteinzor, Rena, _d1949- _941687
245	1	0	_aAmerican apocalypse : _bthe six far right groups waging war on democracy / _cRena Steinzor.
264		1	_aStanford, California : _bStanford University Press, _c2024.
300			_a342 pages ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aOrigin stories -- Corporations -- Tea Party -- Federalist Society -- Fox News -- White evangelicals -- Militia -- The left -- Solutions.
520			_a" A thorough analysis of the right-wing interests contributing to the downfall of American democracy. The war on American democracy is at a fever pitch. Such a corrosive state of affairs did not arise spontaneously up from the people but instead was pushed, top-down, by six private sector special interest groups--big business, the House Freedom Caucus, the Federalist Society, Fox News, white evangelicals, and armed militias. In American Apocalypse Rena Steinzor argues that these groups are nothing more than well-financed armies fighting a battle of attrition against the national government, with power, money, and fame as their central motivations. The book begins at the end of Lyndon Johnson's presidency, when the modern regulatory state was born. Agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration ensured that everything from our air to our medicine was safe. But efforts to thwart this "big government" agenda began swiftly, albeit in the shadows. Business leaders built a multi-billion dollar presence in the Capitol, and the rest of the six interest groups soon followed. While the groups do not coordinate their attacks, and sometimes their short-term goals even conflict, their priorities fall within a surprisingly tight bullseye: the size and power of the administrative state. In the near-term, their campaigns will bring the crucial functions of government to a halt, which will lead to immediate suffering by the working classes, and a rapid deterioration of race relations. Over the long-term, as the prevalence of global pandemics and climate crises increase, an incapacitated national government will usher in unimaginable harm. This book is the first to conceptualize these groups together, as one deconstructive and awe-inspiring force. Steinzor delves into each of their histories, mapping the strategies, tactics, and characteristics that make them so powerful. She offers the most comprehensive story available about the downfall of American democracy, reminding us that only by recognizing what we are up against can we hope to bring about change"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aDemocracy _zUnited States.
650		4	_aDemocracia _zEstados Unidos _92815
650		0	_aRight-wing extremists _zUnited States.
650		4	_aExtremistas de derecha _zEstados Unidos _97685
650		0	_aRight and left (Political science) _zUnited States.
650		4	_aDerecha e izquierda (Ciencias políticas) _zEstados Unidos _920290
650		0	_aPressure groups _zUnited States.
650		4	_aGrupos de presión _zEstados Unidos _913345
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y1945-1989.
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government _y1989-
651		4	_aEstados Unidos _xPolítica y gobierno _92191
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aSteinzor, Rena. _tAmerican apocalypse _dStanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2024 _z9781503639324 _w(DLC) 2023041527
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