Greg Palast
Investigative journalist
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This polemical indictment
po•lem•ic•al /plemkl/ (also less frequent po•lem•ic) adj.
(formal) involving strong arguments for or against, often in opposition to the opinion of others: a polemical attack
Investigative journalist Greg Palast has uncovered scandal, fraud, corruption, and lies in the highest seats of power from the White House to corporate America. Known in Britain as "the greatest investigative reporter of our time" (Tribune magazine).
In this polemical indictment
of globalization and political corruption, Palast updates the muckraking
tradition with some 21st century targets:
the IMF, World Bank and WTO,
plus oil treaties, energy concerns
and corporate evildoers of all creeds.
In particular,
The Best Democracy Money Can
Buy addresses the following:
-How Bush killed the FBI's investigation
of the financing of terrorist
organizations by Saudi Arabia.
-How the Bush family stole the election in Florida.
-How Enron cheated, lied, and swindled its way into an energy monopoly.
The Village Voice
A cult fave among progressives...
The guts for [Michael] Moore's screed on the 2000 election came from Greg
Palast."
C-Span TV
" The last of the great journalists."
Village Voice
" ...his book provides a road
map for other journalists...Let's hope more DIY muckrakers heed the call."
JOHN
LONGENECKER
