Jane mayer discusses her book dark money and its ongoing. Interview with documentary filmmaker kimberly reed. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right paperback january 24, 2017. Politifact how much dark money is fueling the kavanaugh. Every product was carefully curated by an esquire editor. The book expands on mayers famous article, covert operations, published by the new yorker in august 2010.
Our guest for the hour is jane mayer, staff writer for the new yorker, author of the new book, dark money. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right, has just come out in paperback with a new preface on trump. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Following an investigative reporter through a political thriller, dark money exposes one of the greatest threats to american democracy. If the majority of americans hate dark money, why does it exist. In her fourth book mayer draws on court records, extensive interviews, and many private archives to examine the growing political influence of extreme. A revelatory book about the rise and fall of the worlds biggest bank might hold some interest to financiers, business school professors and readers of the economist. This book based on thorough research turns the darkness into a bit lighter shade of dark. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion on dark money by jane mayer.
Dark money by investigative journalist jane mayer appears just as america heads toward yet another highstakes, ideologically polarized election. Nazi oil, the koch brothers and a rightwing revolution new yorker writer jane mayer examines the origins, rise and dominance of a billionaire class to whom money is no object. The mensahs of dark money bbc1 are a working class, not especially prosperous, london family who happen to have a brilliant acting talent in youngest son, isaac max fincham, who is. Uncovering dark money, jobless claims reach 49 yearlow. After the first episode of dark money aired on bbc1 last week, jill halfpenny had a quick look at twitter. Follow the dark money the down and dirty history of secret spending, pacs gone wild, and the epic fourdecade fight over the only kind of political capital that matters. Listen to the interview in the player above and read the transcript below.
This study guide consists of approximately 76 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of dark money. The book is written in straightforward and largely unemotional prose, but it reads as if conceived in quiet anger. We found no one who knows how much money in total has been spent in support of kavanaughs nomination. On top of that, the dark money groups arent required in most cases to. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right by jane mayer. It is this conservative ascendancy that jane mayer chronicles in dark money.
Its called dark money because it is of unknown origin i. Jane mayer, new york times bestselling author of the dark side, talks about her new book dark money. Two days later, the huffington post chimed in with a headline of its own. The difference with republicans is that eliminating dark money isnt part of its party. The hidden history of the billionaires behind the rise of the radical right, in which she investigates the wealth and influence of billionaires in the. Their parents were away much of the time, and competition between the. The story of the koch brothers and an allied group of billionaire donors is told in a new book by new yorker reporter jane mayer, dark money. January 19, 2016 jane mayer, author of dark money, says the kochs didnt grow up in the usual cozy, allamerican family. Jane mayer discusses her book dark money and its ongoing relevance. This is a far left movement led by george soros, the billionaire, to funnel money into various agencies to destroy people.
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