{"product_id":"lies-incorporated-the-world-of-post-truth-politics-paperback","title":"Lies, Incorporated: The World of Post-Truth Politics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAri Rabin-Havt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMedia Matters for America\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA stunning investigation of the history of organized misinformation in politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn today's post-truth political landscape, there is a carefully concealed but ever-growing industry of organized misinformation that exists to create and disseminate lies in the service of political agendas. Ari Rabin-Havt and Media Matters for America present a revelatory history of this industry--which they've dubbed Lies, Incorporated--and show how it has crippled legislative progress on issues including tobacco regulation, public health care, climate change, gun control, immigration, abortion, and same-sex marriage. Eye-opening and indispensable, \u003ci\u003eLies, Incorporated\u003c\/i\u003e takes an unflinching look at the powerful network of politicians and special interest groups that have launched coordinated assaults on the truth to shape American politics.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARI RABIN-HAVT\u003c\/b\u003e is host of \u003ci\u003eThe Agenda\u003c\/i\u003e, a national radio show airing Monday through Friday on SiriusXM. His writing has been featured in \u003ci\u003eUSA Today, The New Republic, The Nation, The New York Observer, Salon, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe American Prospect\u003c\/i\u003e, and he has appeared on MSNBC, CNBC, Al Jazeera, and HuffPost Live. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong with David Brock, he coauthored \u003ci\u003eThe Fox Effect: How Roger Ailes Turned a Network into a Propaganda Machine \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Benghazi Hoax\u003c\/i\u003e. He previously served as executive vice president of Media Matters for America and as an adviser to Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and former vice president Al Gore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA\u003c\/b\u003e is a Web-based, not-for-profit, progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting conservative misinformation in the U.S. media.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 19, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758629880096,"sku":"9780307279590","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/babafbf7bd9b252e8f3d6b3e988c9382_302bc961-8cdf-4d6b-be85-e0d47b983f2a.webp?v=1780130986","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/lies-incorporated-the-world-of-post-truth-politics-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}