The decline and fall of the American empire : corruption, decadence, and the American dream /
Tony Bouza.
- New York : Plenum Press, c1996.
- x, 327 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-312) and index.
1. White collar crime -- 2. Capitalism -- 3. Whom can you trust? -- 4. Politics -- 5. Organized crime -- 6. Terrorism -- 7. Religion, sects, cults, and other searches -- 8. The custodians -- 9. Street crime -- 10. The system's response -- 11. The culture -- 12. The end?
No segment of American society is spared from Bouza's critical gaze in exposing the systemic excesses that are poisoning the heart of our nation. He spotlights the white-collar criminals, who quietly take pennies from each of us to create their own pots of gold. He unmasks the politicians, on both ends of the political spectrum, whose arrogance and hypocrisy speak volumes. He demonstrates how organized crime, while catering to our sinful, illicit cravings, affects our daily lives from buying a fish dinner to building a house. He uncloaks the televangelists and other fraudulent religious leaders who have transformed the ministry from a shepherd's leading the flock into a huckster's fleecing the gullible. Moreover, he reveals the abuses that have permeated the medical and other "helping" professions.
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