by David Sirota
First published 2008
Americans across the political spectrum are fed up. Jobs disappear overseas while government phone lines stay busy. Paychecks shrink as wars drag on without purpose. Both conservatives and progressives watch corrupt politicians serve corporate masters instead of ordinary citizens. David Sirota documents this growing rebellion against the political establishment. He ventures beyond Washington's media circus into the real battlegrounds of change. Sirota visits the most influential third party headquarters in the country. He sits through tense ExxonMobil shareholder confrontations. He observes armed groups preparing for border patrol missions. He walks the halls where senators make backroom deals. Throughout these journeys, Sirota exposes how fake bipartisanship allows Republicans and Democrats to unite only when serving business interests over public needs. The uprising represents something deeper than partisan anger. It connects to America's founding principle that government power comes from citizen consent. That consent is breaking down as people stop accepting empty promises and start organizing real resistance.
Genres: american, political-science, non-fiction, current-affairs, activism, american-history
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: America, Washington
Period: 21st-century
400 pages · Hardcover · Crown