![]() ![]() “In trying to figure out what I can add meaningfully to this conversation, you hear a lot of people lament that and sing the praises of democracy and criticize the rise of authoritarianism, but that isn’t enough,” Maddow said. ![]() “I’ve been trying to figure out what I can add that’s useful to the conversation I think we are increasingly having as Americans of all political stripes.” ![]() “I didn’t set out to write a book about oil and gas,” Maddow said. Each chapter, though comically named, takes the reader deeper into the decades-long perversion of the free market against the foundations of democracy. However, “Blowout” is not for the faint of heart. The book covers a lot of ground, literally and figuratively from Russian to Oklahoma oil fields and everywhere in between, Maddow deftly describes situations and characters across the system in her signature, dry comedic style. “Blowout” is an in-depth, comprehensive review of the corrupt, complex relationship between the U.S. The event, run by The Odyssey Bookshop in collaboration with Mount Holyoke College, was the last stop on Maddow’s tour to promote her newest book. “I really see my job as explaining stuff,” Rachel Maddow, host of “The Rachel Maddow Show” on MSNBC and author of “Drift” and “Blowout,” said in an interview with the Mount Holyoke News before her campus book event on Sunday, Nov. ![]()
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