The New York Times bestselling exposé of what passes for business as usual in Washington todayThere was a time, not so very long ago, when perfectly rational people ran the Republican Party. So how did the party of Lincoln become the party of lunatics? That is what this book aims to answer. Fear not, the Dems come in for their share of tough talk— they are zombies, a party of the living dead.Mike Lofgren came to Washington in the early eighties—tho...

The New York Times bestselling author of The Party Is Over delivers a no-holds-barred exposé of who really wields power in WashingtonEvery Four years, tempers are tested and marriages fray as Americans head to the polls to cast their votes. But does anyone really care what we think? Has our vaunted political system become one big, expensive, painfully scriped reality TV show? In this cringe-inducing expose of the sins and excesses of Belt...

The Deep State by MikeThe book explores the hidden and often shadowy network of influence within the United States government, commonly referred to as the "deep state." Lofgren, a former congressional insider, reveals how this complex system of military, intelligence agencies, corporate interests, and political operatives operates beyond public scrutiny, shaping policies and decisions without accountability. The book uncovers the erosion of democratic principles and warns about the...

Immer sichtbarer wird für Beobachter des Zeitgeschehens die schleichende Transformation parlamentarischer Demokratien in Richtung autoritärer Systeme. Organisationen, die sich ausschließlich Kapitalinteressen verpflichtet fühlen, schaffen suprastaatliche Strukturen, die sich der demokratischen Kontrolle entziehen. Vom Volk gewählte politische Repräsentanten sehen sich zu Handlangern der ökonomisch Mächtigen degradiert, viele von ihnen vollziehen den Schulterschluss mit ihnen. Politik im bü...