JOHN STAUBER SHELDON RAMPTON - Banana Republicans How the Right Wing is Turning America Into a One Party State

London England, Robinson, 2004. 1st Paperback Printing, Binding: Soft Cover, Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 184119946x Paperback Paperback 184119946x 1st Paperback Printing. Banana Republicans How the Right Wing is Turning America Into a One Party State by John Stauber Sheldon Rampton.Description: Rampton contends that the national GOP maintains its hold on power through the systematic manipulation of the electoral system, the courts, the media, and the lobbying establishment. ""Amazon Review: BANANA REPUBLICANS makes it clear that the Republican Party has not simply declared war on Democrats, they have declared war on democracy itself. The goal is a one party system with a marginalized second party for the sake of appearances. They can't afford for the United States to look too much like the old Soviet Union - it would puncture that rose-colored, idealized America they keep passing off as reality to Red Staters while they are busy subverting it. This is an eye-opening book for the uninitiated, well worth the little time it takes to read. If it results in feelings of outrage and despair over the state of our nation and our political system, well then, you've 261pp.