This book is a sociohistorical study of the campaign contributions and their impact on the US political process. It dates the problem back to the 1880s-1890s, when corporate interests lobbied for highly-favorable policies via direct bribes to elected officials. The author documents the various methods by which wealthy special interests have bought influence in the nation's capital, from stock market machinations to campaign donations and old-fashioned vote-buying. The book reveals how corporations used these means to gain control over the national agenda and outlines how their tainted influence has corrupted policy-making for over half a century, negatively affecting government responsiveness to citizens' needs and priorities.

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