Unfortunately, this book is hardly alone. There's a whole industry of anti-environmental, union-busting, civil-liberties-attacking pundits, think tanks, media outlets, pr firms, consultants and even paid online discussion interventionists who are supported by/ sell their services to right-wing rich folks and corporations.

There's not an issue you know of where this paid influence hasn't skewed the debate.

Radical activists are getting it from both ends lately. The suits are neutering them when they do too much and Ted Kaczinsky's barking at them for doing too little.