Selling Out America's Democracy

Alan L. Moss is an economic consultant and author. He has served as an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow in the U.S. Senate, Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division, and Adjunct Instructor in Economics at the University of Virginia's Northern Virginia Center. He is the author of Employment Opportunity: Outlook, Reason, and Reality.

• Title Page Dedication Table of Contents Foreword Preface Chapter 1 The Ideal of Americas Democracy Chapter 2 The History of Political Influence in the U.S Chapter 3 Views of Citizen Advocacy Staff Chapter 4 Views of a Media Expert Chapter 5 Views of a Thoughtful Washington Conservative Chapter 6 Views of a Seasoned Washington Progressive Chapter 7 Views of a Candid Washington Lobbyist Chapter 8 Views of a European Diplomat Chapter 9 Global Warming: The Specter of Climate Change Chapter 10 Minimum Wage: Income Denied Chapter 11 Stem Cell Cures Thwarted Chapter 12 Health Care: Profit vs. Well-Being Chapter 13 Inner City Crime Unabated Chapter 14 Beneficiaries of Moneyed Interests Chapter 15 Policy versus National Interest Chapter 16 Deteriorating Political Leadership and the Tragedy of Iraq Chapter 17 Why Americas Democracy Is Failing Chapter 18 The Way Out Bibliography

"Economic consultant and former public servant Moss argues that American politics has been corrupted by special interests, moneyed lobbyists, and the system of campaign finance. He supports this argument through interviews with a variety of Washington actors, including a lobbyist, a European diplomat, and individuals on both sides of the Washington political divide. He then describes the deleterious impact of this corruption in failing to address global warming, raise the minimum wage, fix the health care crisis, or address inner-city crime. He also connects the system's deteriorating political leadership to the tragedy of Iraq and offers a number of measures to solve the problem, including charging the American Political Science Association and other non-partisan groups with developing candidate information profiles, founding a Federation of Public Interest Organizations....providing public financing for all federal elections, and restoring Federal Service capabilities and expertise." - Reference & Research Book News