The Best Democracy Money Can Buy

Book by Greg Palast
0-452-28391-4OCLC48110962

The Best Democracy Money Can Buy: An Investigative Reporter Exposes the Truth about Globalization, Corporate Cons, and High Finance Fraudsters is a 2002 book by investigative journalist Greg Palast. It is about corporate corruption, global capitalism, environmental destruction, third world exploitation, freedom of speech and political corruption, and the United States presidential election of 2000.[1] Palast used the book as the basis for his 2004 documentary film Bush Family Fortunes.

Content

The first chapter goes into great depth covering the Florida Central Voter File, commonly referred to as the Florida scrub list, starting with a Thomas Cooper who was prevented from voting in 2000 because of a supposed January 30, 2007 conviction date.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Greg Palast, Author of "Best Democracy Money Can Buy," Exposes the Continued Suppression of Florida's Black Vote in Election 2002". Buzzflash.com. November 4, 2002.
  2. ^ "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy, by Greg Palast". The Ecologist. Spring 2002.

External links

  • Author's website

Excerpts from the author

  • Chapter 1 - Jim Crow in Cyberspace: The unreported Story of how they fixed the vote in Florida
  • Chapter 2 - The Best Democracy money can buy: The Bushes and the billionaires who love them
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  • Recount (2008)
  • Bush Family Fortunes (2004)
  • Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2002)
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