Table of Contents
Acknowledgements.
Introduction.
Primer. The Basics.
Who's Buying Whom: How Money In Politics Really Works.
OUR POCKETS ARE BEING PICKED.
Chapter 1. Prescription Drugs.
Rx: Monopoly...How Big Pharma Stays On Top.
Chapter 2. Minimum Wage.
Nickel And Dimed By Congress.
Chapter 3. Cable TV.
Monopoly Is So Much Fun.
Chapter 4. Banking Deregulation.
When Big Banks Happen To Little People (Part 1).
Chapter 5. Corporate Fraud.
How Congress Unleashed The Looters.
OUR HEALTH IS ENDANGERED.
Chapter 6. Health Care Reform.
The Incredible Shrinking Health Care Debate.
Chapter 7. Drug Safety.
Who Watches The Watchdogs?
Chapter 8. Tobacco Policy.
When Is A Drug Not A Drug?
Chapter 9. Food Safety.
Not Anybody's Idea Of A 'Happy Meal'.
Chapter 10. Pesticides And Food.
Dare Your Kid Eat A Peach?
OUR ENVIRONMENT IS BEING ENDANGERED.
Chapter 11. Energy Policy.
The Secret Life Of Dick Cheney.
Chapter 12. Air Pollution.
Why Johnny Can't Breathe.
Chapter 13. Superfund.
Return Of The Toxic Avoiders.
Chapter 14. Fuel Inefficiency.
Rigged Contest: Hummer Vs Hybrid.
OUR SAFETY IS BEING ENDANGERED.
Chapter 15. Homeland Insecurity.
The Homegrown Chemical Weapons Threat.
Chapter 16. Gun Politics.
Of Killer Pens And Ak-47s.
Chapter 17. Workplace Injuries.
How Long Can You "Study" A Problem Before It Goes Away?
Chapter 18. Law And Order.
Pardon You? It Depends.
Chapter 19. Privacy And Predatory Lending.
When Big Banks Happen To Little People (Part 2).
Chapter 20. Bankruptcy Deform.
There Are Some Things Money Can Just Keep Trying To Buy.
OUR TREASURY IS BEING PLUNDERED.
Chapter 21. Tax Fairness.
The Rich Get Richer...And The Poor Get Audited.
Chapter 22. Return On Investment.
Corporate Welfare, Land-Grab Style.
Chapter 23. Agriculture Subsidies.
The Farmer In The Till.
Chapter 24. Bailouts And Boondoggles.
Homeland Security Or Profit Security?
Chapter 25. Media Democracy.
All The News That's Fit To Omit.
Conclusion: What Is To Be Done.