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Blowout

Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth

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Auteur(s): Rachel Maddow
Narrateur(s): Rachel Maddow
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Big Oil and Gas Versus Democracy—Winner Take All

“A rollickingly well-written book, filled with fascinating, exciting, and alarming stories about the impact of the oil and gas industry on the world today.”—The New York Times Book Review

In 2010, the words “earthquake swarm” entered the lexicon in Oklahoma. That same year, a trove of Michael Jackson memorabilia—including his iconic crystal-encrusted white glove—was sold at auction for over $1 million to a guy who was, officially, just the lowly forestry minister of the tiny nation of Equatorial Guinea. And in 2014, Ukrainian revolutionaries raided the palace of their ousted president and found a zoo of peacocks, gilded toilets, and a floating restaurant modeled after a Spanish galleon. Unlikely as it might seem, there is a thread connecting these events, and Rachel Maddow follows it to its crooked source: the unimaginably lucrative and equally corrupting oil and gas industry.

With her trademark black humor, Maddow takes us on a switchback journey around the globe, revealing the greed and incompetence of Big Oil and Gas along the way, and drawing a surprising conclusion about why the Russian government hacked the 2016 U.S. election. She deftly shows how Russia’s rich reserves of crude have, paradoxically, stunted its growth, forcing Putin to maintain his power by spreading Russia’s rot into its rivals, its neighbors, the West’s most important alliances, and the United States. Chevron, BP, and a host of other industry players get their star turn, most notably ExxonMobil and the deceptively well-behaved Rex Tillerson. The oil and gas industry has weakened democracies in developed and developing countries, fouled oceans and rivers, and propped up authoritarian thieves and killers. But being outraged at it is, according to Maddow, “like being indignant when a lion takes down and eats a gazelle. You can’t really blame the lion. It’s in her nature.”

Blowout is a call to contain the lion: to stop subsidizing the wealthiest businesses on earth, to fight for transparency, and to check the influence of the world’s most destructive industry and its enablers. The stakes have never been higher. As Maddow writes, “Democracy either wins this one or disappears.” Affaires mondiales Politique Russie Socialisme Du contenu qui fait réfléchir Union soviétique Afrique
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incredibly well researched! Rachel Maddow has outdone herself with the depth of this book. So well written, easy to follow, though complex in its content. The twists and turns are mind bending. Hearing it in her voice makes this book unbelievably powerful!

Amazing!

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In her inimitable way, Rachel Maddow explores the role of BIG OIL on global and American politics. it almost reads like a novel as she discusses the actions of some of the main characters such as Putin, his oligarchs, Rex Tillerson, the corrupt dictator of Equatorial Guinea, and others. The interaction of oil and gas and Oklahoma politics is quite enlightening. You will also learn all you need to know about fracking.
The decision to have Rachel do the narration of her own book made the whole narrative more worthwhile. Highly recommended.

Big Oil and Politics

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Rachel brings perspective to an industry that has grown into a global parasite. The product itself, only a pipeline for profit and power.

Rachel describes how “power” makes telling the truth difficult or even dangerous, and that those without it seem to be the only people who stand against it (often a loosing proposition).

People do stand though. Stand with them.

Heart breaking || Heart warming

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This book is amazing I feel enriched, informed and appalled at once. Im compelled to share the wealth of information I've received.
Thanks Rachel

1 million thanks

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Congratulations, Rachel. This book should be required reading/listening for everyone. Much to consider here.

A Tour de Force

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