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David was a reporter for the new york times for thirteen years and now teaches at syracuse university college. No working journalist knows donald trump better than david cay johnston, who first met the 45th president in 1988 and has tracked him ever since. How big companies use plain english to rob you blind journalist and author david cay johnston wisconsin public radio. This book completes a kind of trilogy, after 2003s perfectly legal about tax scams and 2007s free lunch about government subsidies. I do wish him well, though i question whether the feeling is mutual. Join facebook to connect with david cay johnston and others you may know. In part two of our interview with david cay johnston, we discuss his new book, the fine print. If you enjoy learning about the dirty little secrets behind the ways powerful businesses make their profits, you probably will like this book. Recipient of the pulitzer prize, an ire medal and the george polk award. Youll learn in this book how other courts, including the united states supreme court, have diminished the rights of consumers, voters and workers while enhancing corporate power. Sep 20, 2012 a close look at your bills fine print in his new book, the fine print. How big companies use plain english to rob you blind by.
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Books by david cay johnston author of the making of. He won a pulitzer prize while covering federal tax policy at the new york. How big companies use plain english to rob you blind 9781591846536. Nov 12, 2012 the bestselling author of perfectly legal and free lunch reveals the surprisingly numerous ways in which corporations appear to exploit their customers and the government. See all books authored by david cay johnston, including the making of donald trump, and its even worse than you think.
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