What is a kleptocracy anyway? You won't find the word in a dictionary, but according to Jim Hightower it's a nation ruled by thieves. The sharp-shooting renegade social critic thinks the term perfectly describes the federal government in the year of our lord 2003. This week Hightower's latest diatribe will hit the stands, and just in the nick of time. With characteristic wit and bluster, Hightower explains how Bush and Company are stealing from the poor to give to the rich, and subverting every fundamental principle of American democracy in the process. Advance word is that Thieves in High Places lives up to the best social skewering Hightower has accomplished in the past. If you want to get a handle on the corruption that festers just beneath the glossy surface of the Bush Administration and receive some good advice on what you can do to root out the cancer, this is the book for you.
