Democracy is in crisis, and unaccountable and untraceable flows of money are helping to destroy it.
Politicians lie gleefully, making wild claims that can be shared
instantly with millions of people on social media. Donald Trump, Boris
Johnson, Jair Bolsonaro and populists in many other countries are the
beneficiaries. Peter Geoghegan is a diligent, brilliant guide through a
shadowy world of dark money and digital disinformation stretching from
Westminster to Washington, and far beyond.
He shows how
antiquated electoral laws are broken with impunity, how secretive
lobbying bends our politics out of shape, and how Silicon Valley tech
giants have colluded in selling out democracy. Geoghegan investigates
politicians, fabulously well-funded partisan think tanks, propagandists
who know how to game a rigged system, and the campaigners and regulators
valiantly trying to stop them. Democracy for Sale is the story of how
money, vested interests and digital skulduggery are eroding trust in
democracy - and a powerful account of what must be done about it.
Democracy for Sale : Dark Money and Dirty Politics - Peter Geoghegan
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