![]() ![]() Maddow's tone will be familiar to viewers of her show: It's knowing, cynical, and snide. "Seems unlikely," she writes, "but it all ties." In short, accessible chapters, Maddow covers apparently distinct topics, from fracking in Oklahoma to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill to the Sochi Olympics to corruption in Equatorial Guinea to the ring of inept Russian spies that inspired The Americans and, finally, to Russian interference in the 2016 election. Halfway through Blowout, Maddow's new book about the industry's impact on democracy worldwide, these claims begin to feel understated. The oil and gas industry, according to MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, is "ranging like a ravenous predator on the field of democracy." It is "Godzilla over downtown Tokyo." It is "the richest, most powerful, and most destructive industry on the globe." Your purchase helps support NPR programming. ![]() Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Blowout Subtitle Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth Author Rachel Maddow ![]()
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