Political Bribery in the USA

How Corporations and the Wealthy Buy Power and What We Can Do to Stop Them By Randy Kehler This booklet is about how giant corporations and wealthy individuals buy political power and influence -- and how politicians sell it to them. Political Bribery in the USA is a lively and searing look at how corporations and the rich dominate the political process and leave most Americans out in the cold - without access - without influence - without a voice. The text examines how our increasingly corrupt campaign finance system affects progressive issues - ranging from labor rights to the environment to healthcare to corporate globalization. The booklet is designed to be a resource for grassroots activists in the field - whether they are working on a specific injustice or addressing basic questions of power and democracy. (45 pages - September 2001) For more information - visit Global Exchange's Democracy Campaign.