LOBBIED

What This Book Covers

1. Chapter One - The Invisible Handshake
2. Chapter Two - K Street Is the Real Capital
3. Chapter Three - Write a Check, Write a Law
4. Chapter Four - Revolving Doors and Golden Parachutes
5. Chapter Five - Big Pharma’s Blank Check
6. Chapter Six - Guns, Oil, and Endless War
7. Chapter Seven - Feeding the Beast
8. Chapter Eight - You Can’t Afford Healthcare
9. Chapter Nine - The Statehouse Mafia
10. Chapter Ten - The Fake Reforms
11. Chapter Eleven - Bought and Paid For
12. Chapter Twelve - Burn It Down

Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE The Invisible Handshake YOU’VE NEVER MET a lobbyist. But a lobbyist has met you. Not in person, not in any room you remember, but they’ve shaped the price of your insulin. They’ve touched the chemicals in your food. They’ve nudged the cost of your tuition. They’ve ghostwritten the terms of your health insurance plan. And they’ve probably even helped decide which wars your country fights and how long you’ll be paying for them. Lobbying isn’t just some wonky Beltway term. It’s the real engine of American government. And it’s perfectly legal. In fact, not only is lobbying legal, it’s protected by the First Amendment. The right “to petition the Government for a redress of...