Shameless: Republicansā Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the first content creator to interview President Biden, leading progressive voice Brian Tyler Cohen takes a step back from the day-to-day news cycle to explain how American politics has turned into such a dumpster fireāand what Democrats need to do to get us out of it. āBrian Tyler Cohen is a compelling, insightful, and important voice in progressive media. In Shameless, he skillfully chronicles Republicansā decades-long descent into a politics of dysfunction, disinformation, and personal destruction. Offering hope, he also shares how each of us can participate in bringing our divided nation back together. A must-read for all those who know that in our fight to save American democracy, we donāt agonizeāwe organize to bring people together!āāNancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita
In Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen lays bare the long con of the modern Republican Party. While the radical right continues hiding behind gaslighting maneuvers, artificial slogans, and hollow catchphrases, Cohenās unflinching narrative illuminates the realities and dangers of the ever-widening gulf between the vaunted Republican brand and their actual behavior. With a foreword by Congressman Jamie Raskin, drawing on interviews and insights from Pete Buttigieg, Mehdi Hasan, Jen Psaki, Marc Elias, Al Franken, Dan Pfeiffer, Heather Cox Richardson and other luminaries, Cohen reveals: How Republicans have leaned on their historical branding to give themselves a permission structure to behave antithetically to everything they say;Why the mainstream media has proved itself a willing participant in this ongoing farceā particularly since the rise of toxic, sensationalist MAGA mania;and What lessons Democrats can glean from a clear-eyed view of the culture weāre operating inā and the steps we must take to rebalance our political landscape. During this all-hands-on-deck moment in our history, Shameless is essential reading for those seeking to understand our dire situation, and a rallying cry for those fighting to preserve democracy.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the first content creator to interview President Biden, leading progressive voice Brian Tyler Cohen takes a step back from the day-to-day news cycle to explain how American politics has turned into such a dumpster fireāand what Democrats need to do to get us out of it. āBrian Tyler Cohen is a compelling, insightful, and important voice in progressive media. In Shameless, he skillfully chronicles Republicansā decades-long descent into a politics of dysfunction, disinformation, and personal destruction. Offering hope, he also shares how each of us can participate in bringing our divided nation back together. A must-read for all those who know that in our fight to save American democracy, we donāt agonizeāwe organize to bring people together!āāNancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita
In Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen lays bare the long con of the modern Republican Party. While the radical right continues hiding behind gaslighting maneuvers, artificial slogans, and hollow catchphrases, Cohenās unflinching narrative illuminates the realities and dangers of the ever-widening gulf between the vaunted Republican brand and their actual behavior. With a foreword by Congressman Jamie Raskin, drawing on interviews and insights from Pete Buttigieg, Mehdi Hasan, Jen Psaki, Marc Elias, Al Franken, Dan Pfeiffer, Heather Cox Richardson and other luminaries, Cohen reveals: How Republicans have leaned on their historical branding to give themselves a permission structure to behave antithetically to everything they say;Why the mainstream media has proved itself a willing participant in this ongoing farceā particularly since the rise of toxic, sensationalist MAGA mania;and What lessons Democrats can glean from a clear-eyed view of the culture weāre operating inā and the steps we must take to rebalance our political landscape. During this all-hands-on-deck moment in our history, Shameless is essential reading for those seeking to understand our dire situation, and a rallying cry for those fighting to preserve democracy.
Original: $17.41
-65%$17.41
$6.09Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the first content creator to interview President Biden, leading progressive voice Brian Tyler Cohen takes a step back from the day-to-day news cycle to explain how American politics has turned into such a dumpster fireāand what Democrats need to do to get us out of it. āBrian Tyler Cohen is a compelling, insightful, and important voice in progressive media. In Shameless, he skillfully chronicles Republicansā decades-long descent into a politics of dysfunction, disinformation, and personal destruction. Offering hope, he also shares how each of us can participate in bringing our divided nation back together. A must-read for all those who know that in our fight to save American democracy, we donāt agonizeāwe organize to bring people together!āāNancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita
In Shameless, Brian Tyler Cohen lays bare the long con of the modern Republican Party. While the radical right continues hiding behind gaslighting maneuvers, artificial slogans, and hollow catchphrases, Cohenās unflinching narrative illuminates the realities and dangers of the ever-widening gulf between the vaunted Republican brand and their actual behavior. With a foreword by Congressman Jamie Raskin, drawing on interviews and insights from Pete Buttigieg, Mehdi Hasan, Jen Psaki, Marc Elias, Al Franken, Dan Pfeiffer, Heather Cox Richardson and other luminaries, Cohen reveals: How Republicans have leaned on their historical branding to give themselves a permission structure to behave antithetically to everything they say;Why the mainstream media has proved itself a willing participant in this ongoing farceā particularly since the rise of toxic, sensationalist MAGA mania;and What lessons Democrats can glean from a clear-eyed view of the culture weāre operating inā and the steps we must take to rebalance our political landscape. During this all-hands-on-deck moment in our history, Shameless is essential reading for those seeking to understand our dire situation, and a rallying cry for those fighting to preserve democracy.
