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I bought this book over 20 years ago in a bookshop in Tokyo. I was bored and looking for something to read on the train. I thought this would be about political corruption, buying off of politicians and suchlike.
But this book was something else. I'd never fully realised what a complete and utter scam privatisation was. Take an asset like water that the local municipality owns (i.e. the people own), then sell it off for peanuts and now sell the exact same water to the exact same people for vastly inflated prices. Repeat for gas, electricity, rail, etc, and so on.
A great read, I'll up more books by Greg Palast.
"Palast is astonishing, he gets the real evidence no one else has the guts to dig up." Vincent Bugliosi, author of None Dare Call it Treason and Helter Skelter
Award-winning investigative journalist Greg Palast digs deep to unearth the ugly facts that few reporters working anywhere in the world today have the courage or ability to cover. From East Timor to Waco, he has exposed some of the most egregious cases of political corruption, corporate fraud, and financial manipulation in the US and abroad. His uncanny investigative skills as well as his no-holds-barred style have made him an anathema among magnates on four continents and a living legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership.
This exciting collection, now revised and updated, brings together some of Palast's most powerful writing of the past decade. Included here are his celebrated Washington Post exposé on Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris's stealing of the presidential election in Florida, and recent stories on George W. Bush's payoffs to corporate cronies, the payola behind Hillary Clinton, and the faux energy crisis. Also included in this volume are new and previously unpublished material, television transcripts, photographs, and letters.
Some reviews...
Palast...is one of the last true outlaw journalists not afraid to take on the big boys. -- MetroActive
About the Author
Greg Palast’s writings have appeared in The Washington Post , Harper’s , and The Nation. He’s been a guest on Politically Incorrect , C-Span’s Washington Journal , and does regular investigative reports for BBC Nightline. Winner of Salon.com’s 2001 “Politics Story of the Year,” Greg Palast is a legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership worldwide. He divides his time between New York and London.
But this book was something else. I'd never fully realised what a complete and utter scam privatisation was. Take an asset like water that the local municipality owns (i.e. the people own), then sell it off for peanuts and now sell the exact same water to the exact same people for vastly inflated prices. Repeat for gas, electricity, rail, etc, and so on.
A great read, I'll up more books by Greg Palast.
"Palast is astonishing, he gets the real evidence no one else has the guts to dig up." Vincent Bugliosi, author of None Dare Call it Treason and Helter Skelter
Award-winning investigative journalist Greg Palast digs deep to unearth the ugly facts that few reporters working anywhere in the world today have the courage or ability to cover. From East Timor to Waco, he has exposed some of the most egregious cases of political corruption, corporate fraud, and financial manipulation in the US and abroad. His uncanny investigative skills as well as his no-holds-barred style have made him an anathema among magnates on four continents and a living legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership.
This exciting collection, now revised and updated, brings together some of Palast's most powerful writing of the past decade. Included here are his celebrated Washington Post exposé on Jeb Bush and Katherine Harris's stealing of the presidential election in Florida, and recent stories on George W. Bush's payoffs to corporate cronies, the payola behind Hillary Clinton, and the faux energy crisis. Also included in this volume are new and previously unpublished material, television transcripts, photographs, and letters.
Some reviews...
Palast...is one of the last true outlaw journalists not afraid to take on the big boys. -- MetroActive
About the Author
Greg Palast’s writings have appeared in The Washington Post , Harper’s , and The Nation. He’s been a guest on Politically Incorrect , C-Span’s Washington Journal , and does regular investigative reports for BBC Nightline. Winner of Salon.com’s 2001 “Politics Story of the Year,” Greg Palast is a legend among his colleagues and his devoted readership worldwide. He divides his time between New York and London.