Money = Power. Politics in Our Times

Dark Money - The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right

by Jane Mayer

There are many reviews available of this comprehensive account of the role of BIG money that is fueling the political right, mostly in America, but not entirely.

• This review from The Guardian
• Or, this review in the New York Times
• The Financial Times has some concerns but doesn't argue with the accuracy of anything the author has written.

Many other reviews are available on-line.  The best idea would be to get the book from your library (you know, that tax-supported, socialist, book place found in the towns and cities of most advanced and civilized countries?).

While reading this, it occurred to me to wonder if those people frustrated with their stagnant financial situation understand that the policies of the Republicans and those even further to the right do nothing to help them.  Their policies seem designed entirely to benefit the rich, the obscenely rich, the politically connected.  

This article also addresses the agenda of the very rich.  

If you want to know how the political landscape is being perverted by BIG money, you need to read this.