Washington is burning : corruption and lies in the age of Trump / Andrew Cockburn.
| Author/creator | Cockburn, Andrew, 1947- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London ; New York : Verso, [2026] |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | viii, 295 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: revenge and plunder -- Washington is burning -- The enemies briefcase: secret powers and the presidency -- Party walls: who party leaders really work for -- Down the tube: television, turnout, and the election-industrial complex -- Secretary of nothing: John Kerry and the myth of foreign policy -- No Joe! Joe Biden's disastrous legislative legacy -- The offstage convention: democrats in Chicago, 2024 -- The Pentagon's Silicon Valley problem: how big tech is losing the wars of the future -- "Defensive not aggressive": the Cuban missile crisis -- Why didn't you tell me? -- Big six v. little boy -- How the US military got rich from the Afghan war -- Narco-in-chief: Washington's longtime drug trafficking friend in Honduras -- The A-10 saved my ass -- The worst defense program of all -- The $850 billion chicken comes home to roost -- The failure of Russian sanctions -- Weed whackers: monsanto, glyphosate, and the war on invasive species -- Spent fuel: the risky resurgence of nuclear power -- Elder abuse: nursing homes, the coronavirus, and the bottom line -- Blood money: taxpayers pick up the tab for police brutality -- The Hindutva lobby: how Hindu nationalism spreads in America -- Playing dead -- Afterword: the big lies. |
| Abstract | "Andrew Cockburn reveals the inner workings of Trump's Washington -- a grotesque carnival of corruption. Cockburn sets fire to US pieties, focusing on the spectacular greed at the heart of the nation's political system"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Cockburn, Andrew, 1947- Washington is burning First edition hardback Brooklyn : Verso Books, 2026 9781836741800 |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781836741794 |
| LCCN | 2025043215 |
| ISBN | 9781836741770 |
| ISBN | 1836741774 hardcover |
| ISBN | US electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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