![]() ![]() "Mideast banks tied to the CIA would crowd alongside Florida Savings and Loans that once laundered money for the Nicaraguan contras. "f Presidential family connections were theme parks, Bush world would be a sight to behold," writes Kevin Phillips, author of new book American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush. From root to branch, the Bush family's rise to power and wealth has gone hand in hand with the fortunes of the oil industry and the military-industrial complex. THERE ARE no think-tank theorists or college professors, no surgeons or artists among the Bush men. Bush in the White House today to the great grandfathers on both sides of the family-is the story of four generations amassing their fortunes and achieving the heights of power through the cronyest of crony capitalisms. ![]() ![]() As DAVID ZIRIN explains, the Bush saga-from George W. The slightest examination of the Bush family tree proves that all this is a lie. THE GREAT myth about the United States is that we live in a "meritocracy," where the "best and brightest" will rise to the top, and anyone can make it with intelligence and hard work. ![]() In the meanwhile, click here to go to the current home page. We're still moving this and other older stories into our new format. ![]()
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