Most of us know the big players politically in the United States. But ever wonder who's pulling their strings? Who the movers and shakers are around the globe? In sharp, witty prose, What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running the World spells out exactly who to watch and what they've done (and are still doing).

What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running the WorldAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart I. The Right1. Briefing: The Mighty Right2. The Christian Right: Introducing the Handmaiden's Tale?3. The Bushes: Texan Blue Bloods4. Bush Insiders: The Vulcans5. The Neocons: Professional AlarmistsPart II. Food and Drug6. Briefing: How Big Pharma Works7. FDA: A Failed Experiment?8. Pfizer: The Hungry Giant9. Monsanto: The RevolutionaryPart III. Shadowy Stuff10. Briefing: Spooks, Sneaks, and Snitches11. Post-9/11 World: Securing the Patriots12. Foreign Intelligence: Stirring Up the WolrdPart IV: Consumerism13. Wal-Mart: The Slave Driver14. Credit Card Companies: The Corporate Loan SharksPart V. Persuaders15. Public Relations Companies: The Propagandists16. Rupert Murdoch: The Mightiest Media Magnate17. Think Tanks: Questionable Sources18. Council on Foreign Relations: Powerful Whispers19. George Soros: The Meddler20. Rev. Sun Myung Moon: Still Rising21. Media Matters: Losing FocusPart VI. War Machine22. Briefing: Defense Maneuverings23. DARPA: Over the Edge and into the Present24. Lockheed Martin: Snoop 'n' Shoot25. Halliburton: Inside Connections26. The Carlyle Group: Slippery Arms27. Bechtel: The Master BuilderPart VII. Precious Liquids28. Briefing: Oil and Water29. The Oil Beast: An Addiction30. The al-Saud: Conflicts of Interest31. OPEC: Controlling Natural Riches32. Non-OPEC Oil Producers: The Outsiders33. Veolia and Suez: The New Water BaronsPart VIII. Rogues34. North Korea: Nuclear Rogue35. Terrorists: Aiding the Government?36. Organized Criminals: Modern MisfitsPart IX. What's NextNotesBibliographyResourcesIndex