The Deep State, Mike Lofgren
The Deep State, Mike Lofgren
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The Deep State
The Fall of the Constitution and the Rise of a Shadow Government

Author: Mike Lofgren

Narrator: Brian O'Neill

Unabridged: 10 hr 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/05/2016

Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author of The Party Is Over delivers a no-holds-barred, House of Cards-style exposE of who really wields power in Washington Mike Lofgren is back with a book perfectly pitched for the frenzied circus of the primaries. His argument this time is that for all of the backstabbing and money grubbing of the campaign season, the politicians we elect have as little ability to shift policy as Communist party apparatchiks. Welcome to Mike Lofgren's Washington, D.C.-a This Town, where the political theater that is endlessly tweeted and blogged about has nothing to do with actual decision making. The real work gets done behind the scenes by invisible bureaucrats working for the vast web of agencies that actually dictate our foreign policy, defense posture, and security decisions. Have you ever wondered why Obama's policies look so much like Bush's? Seek no further: Hillary v. Jeb is just window dressing. Actual power lies in the Deep State, Washington's shadowy power elite, in the pockets of corporate interests and dependent on the moguls of Silicon Valley, whose data-collecting systems enable the U.S. government to spy on our every move, swipe, and click. Drawing on insider knowledge gleaned in his three decades on the Hill, Lofgren offers a provocative wake-up call to Americans and urges them to fight to reinstate the basic premise of the Constitution.

About Mike Lofgren

Mike Lofgren spent twenty-eight years working in Congress, the last sixteen as a senior analyst on the House and Senate Budget committees. He has written about politics, budgets and national security issues for the Los Angeles Times, Washington Monthly, Truthout and Counterpunch. The recipient of a Fulbright scholarship, Mike holds two degrees in history. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Eric_W on November 22, 2015

Mike Lofgren is a former GOP Congressional aide for twenty-eight years who has become disenchanted with several features of our current government. In “The Party is Over” he complains the sole purpose of Republicans elected to Congress is to shut down government or at least bring it to a standstill.......more

Goodreads review by Faith on February 15, 2016

Have you ever wondered why the government seems surprisingly deaf to the wishes and concerns of voters despite all the attention the media pay to our concerns every four years? Well, Lofgren argues, quite convincingly, that it isn't the concerns of voters, but the concerns of Wall Street, Silicon Va......more

Goodreads review by Zak on December 08, 2017

Gave me a good overall understanding of the nexus between career bureaucrats, political lobbyists and corporate interests. Largely explains why government policies (especially foreign, defense and financial policies) seldom seem to waver from some pre-determined path, no matter who is sitting in the......more

Goodreads review by victor on July 29, 2016

Written by an insider, it details the corruption and pervasive influence of wealthy factions who either directly or indirectly steer the economic and political policies of the U.S. Most of the time the accommodation of special interests is detrimental to the public good as politicians act at the be......more

Goodreads review by Pat on September 03, 2017

I give this book a mixed review. It explains the political powers that exert their influence from the shadows. However, these shadows are not very dim. We have known of the military industrial complex for years, seen Big Pharma at work and known for years that big business wants the spoils of succes......more

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