{"product_id":"so-damn-much-money-the-triumph-of-lobbying-and-the-corrosion-of-american-government-paperback-1","title":"So Damn Much Money: The Triumph of Lobbying and the Corrosion of American Government - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert G. Kaiser\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a New Foreword\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSo Damn Much Money\u003c\/i\u003e, veteran \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e editor and correspondent Robert Kaiser gives a detailed account of how the boom in political lobbying since the 1970s has shaped American politics by empowering special interests, undermining effective legislation, and discouraging the country's best citizens from serving in office. Kaiser traces this dramatic change in our political system through the colorful story of Gerald S. J. Cassidy, one of Washington's most successful lobbyists. Superbly told, it's an illuminating dissection of a political system badly in need of reform.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eROBERT G. KAISER has been with \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e since 1963. He has reported on the House and Senate; was a correspondent in Saigon and Moscow; served as national editor, then managing editor; and is now associate editor and senior correspondent. He has also written for \u003ci\u003eEsquire, Foreign Affairs, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books.\u003c\/i\u003e His books include \u003ci\u003eRussia: The People and the Power; So Damn Much Money;\u003c\/i\u003e and, with Leonard Downie Jr., \u003ci\u003eThe News About the News.\u003c\/i\u003e He has received an Overseas Press Club award and a National Press Club award, and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He has also been a commentator on NPR's \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8.02 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45862957318341,"sku":"9780307385888","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/QYim8Ejb7Z9780307385888_dba7ee4e-46fb-4a5e-9ea6-d815214cd46a.webp?v=1771575795","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/so-damn-much-money-the-triumph-of-lobbying-and-the-corrosion-of-american-government-paperback-1","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}