Demolition Agenda

A comprehensive account of the first Trump administrations efforts to destroy our government institutions, and what we can do before its too lateDemolition Agenda presents chilling details of what happened to health science, environmental science, and consumer protection agencies when President Donald J. Trump put his best people in charge. Forbes MagazineIn the wake of a return to Trump-era governance, what Forbes Magazine calls the wealth of solid information to be found in Thomas O. McGaritysDemolition Agendais more urgent than ever. Now available in a revised and updated edition, this groundbreaking work offers a comprehensive look at how the first Trump administration systematically dismantled the countrys regulatory agencies, exposing Americans to greater risks while empowering corporate interests.From Scott Pruitts corruption scandal at the EPA to Elaine Chaos weakening of transportation safety measures, and Ryan Zinkes stint as secretary of the interior before he faced eighteen federal inquiries and was fired (and lets not forget Rick Perry, Betsy DeVos, Sonny Perdue, Andrew Puzder . . . the list goes on), McGarity writes authoritatively and with revealing detail (Ralph Nader) about the abuses of power that defined the first Trump administration. A new preface and a new final chapter tell us what to expect in round two . . . and how to protect ourselves from the demolition agenda.