Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting Back

Backroom Deals in Our Backyards: How Government Secrecy Harms Our Communities and the Local Heroes Fighting BackWinner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Prize A groundbreaking look at how ordinary people are fighting back against their local and state governments to keep their communities safe, by an award winning journalist Most Americans are likely to encounter the effects of government malfeasance or neglect close to home from their governors, mayors, town councils, school boards, police, and prosecutors. In fact, deals shrouded in darkness are regularly made at