>From the book: "We live in a democracy universally acknowledged to be the greatest governing system in the world. But democracy is only as strong as it is responsive to all of its citizens... The economic boom of the '90s has masked a looming national crisis: a corrupt political system that auctions off public policy to the highest bidder, and leaves the overwhelming majority of Americans feeling alienated from their own government..."
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