Pakman, David - The Echo Machine: How Right-Wing Extremism Created a Post-Truth America

Our modern-day consumer culture has espoused the same philosophy for decades: that money equals success, fortune equals happiness, and if we aren’t happy, we aren’t “shopping in the right store.” In our cutthroat, everyone-for-themselves material economy it’s easy to forget that life is more than having purchase power. But how do we remember what’s truly important? In-depth analysis of political discourse in America today: The Echo Machine is an invitation to think, question, and understand the deterioration of sensible and robust political debate, offering practical means of improvement. Pakman critically breaks down our political climate, helping readers understand how things got to be the way they are, what we’re currently up against as barriers to improving the world, and present what a better world might look like.