The Center Did Not Hold () von Robert Eisenberg

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii

PART I—DEMOCRACY 1
Transparency 3
Binney, Drake, Loomis, Wiebe 5
Kiriakou 7
Associated Press 8
Surveillance 9
Snowden 11
Risen 13
Vacations 16
Clinton Endorsement 18
Trans-Pacific Partnership 19
Japan 23
Democracy Rankings 25
Expense Accounts 26
Democratic Party 27
Freedom of the Press 29
Speeches 30
Real Estate 32
Sanders Endorsement 33

PART II—ENVIRONMENT 35
Cap and Trade 37
Arctic 38
Oceans 39
Nuclear Energy 40
Flint 41
Air Pollution 43
Flood Standards 46
Bees 47
Monarch Butterflies 49
Dakota Access Pipeline 51
Greenhouse Gas 52
PART III—FINANCE & ECONOMY 53
Bankers 55
Rubin 57
AIG 59
Bankruptcy Law 62
Solyndra and Other Grants to Cronies 65
Geithner 68
Foreclosuregate 69
HSBC 71
Campaign Finance 73
Revolving Door 75
SEC Chairmen 79
National Debt 81
Economic Growth 82
Corporate Profits 83
Forbes 400 84
Corporate Cash Abroad 85

PART IV—FOREIGN POLICY 87
Drones 89
Arms 91
Haiti 92
Honduras 96
Blackwater 98
Libya 100
Iraq 102
Israel and Palestine 105
Bahrain 107
Egypt 109
Syria 111
Cuba 113
Afghanistan 114
North Korea 117
China 119
Special Ops 121
Yemen 124
Iran Deal 126
Burma 128
Bomber 129
Nuclear Arms Modernization 130
F-35 132
Gitmo 134
Armenian Genocide 136
Two Terms, Two Wars 137

PART V—JUSTICE 139
Gun Control 141
Police Militarization 143
Military Tribunals 146
TSA 149
Whistleblowers 152
Torture 155
Assassination of U.S. Citizens 158
NDAA and Habeas Corpus 160
Deportation 163
War on Drugs 165
Solitary Confinement 168
White-Collar Crime 171
Supreme Court Nominee Rejected 173
Clinton Email Scandal 175
Kissinger 177
Asset Forfeiture 179
Clinton Foundation 182
Clemency 183
Dreamers 185

PART VI—SOCIAL POLICY 189
Test Scores 191
Tax Code Simplification 193
Obamacare 195
Tax Cuts Retained 198
Medical Marijuana 200
Social Security 202
Militarization of Federal Agencies 205
Drug Overdose Crisis 207
GMOs 209
Unions 211
Manufacturing Jobs 213
Racial Wealth Disparity 214
Suicides 215
Race Relations 216
Income Inequality 218
Wealth Inequality 220
Infrastructure 221
Mortgage Fee Reduction 222
Minimum Wage 223
Quality of Life 224
About the Author 225