The podcast Against the Grain had an excellent show yesterday with the journalist Alyssa Katz about her book The Influence Machine: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Corporate Capture of American Life. The show’s summary: “Lobbying group, aggressive litigator, political power broker, and media campaigner: the US Chamber of Commerce is all that and more. Yet its tremendous influence does not get the attention it merits, promoting corporate interests on behalf of anonymous donor companies. Journalist Alyssa Katz reflects on the immense power of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — how it came to be what it is today, who it represents, and the human costs of its influence.” You can listen to it here.
The Influence Machine: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Corporate Capture of American Life
