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I'm halfway through [1] and it seems to capture the spirit of the times very well. I'm interested in a better understanding of US politics. Do you know any more

• Animats 10y ago
  The "Attack on American Free Enterprise System" paper was circulated to CEOs of large companies, many of whom replied. The replies are here.[1] The beginnings of fund-raising for right-wing news are in those letters. Fox News was still 20 years away, but the roots are here. This is where CEOs of US companies started to become an organized national political force. Until then, they mostly saw each other as competitors. Small business owners were generally anti big business. Banks, railroads, and chain stores were powerful enough to crush small businesses, and they looked to government to keep from being run over. But this free enterprise coalition was able to pull together big and small businesses under the banner of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. [1] http://law2.wlu.edu/powellarchives/page.asp?pageid=1251 http://law2.wlu.edu/powellarchives/page.asp?pageid=1251