It's Time to Uproot Washington's Astroturf Economy
Internet Evolution, November 17, 2009
By Timothy Karr
The destructive irony of the astroturf economy is that millions of dollars are funneled into campaigns to spread populist-sounding rhetoric that actually undermines the public and furthers the swindle that has turned Washington into a big company town.
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