{"id":888,"date":"2013-06-27T21:15:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T21:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=888"},"modified":"2013-06-27T21:15:55","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T21:15:55","slug":"httpswww-kirkusreviews-combook-reviewsrobert-bridgemidnight-in-the-american-empire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/tranzitioning\/?p=888","title":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/robert-bridge\/midnight-in-the-american-empire\/"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/robert-bridge\/midnight-in-the-american-empire\/','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;max-width:nullpx;max-height:nullpx\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/d3myrwj42s63no.cloudfront.net\/72\/978\/148\/020\/946\/6\/9781480209466.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' href=\\'https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/robert-bridge\/midnight-in-the-american-empire\/\\'&gt;MIDNIGHT IN THE AMERICAN EMPIRE&lt;\/a&gt;A Moscow-based, American political commentator for the TV news channel Russia Today looks with alarm and dismay at what he sees as the corporate domination of his native land. In this passionate debut laced with sardonic humor, Pittsburgh native Bridge writes that American citizens, formerly rugged individualists, have been reduced to mere consumers under the heel of profit-driven, power-hungry transnational corporate elites.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly?src=anywhere\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Kirkusreviews&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"max-width:nullpx;max-height:nullpx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/d3myrwj42s63no.cloudfront.net\/72\/978\/148\/020\/946\/6\/9781480209466.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' href='https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/robert-bridge\/midnight-in-the-american-empire\/'>MIDNIGHT IN THE AMERICAN EMPIRE<\/a>A Moscow-based, American political commentator for the TV news channel Russia Today looks with alarm and dismay at what he sees as the corporate domination of his native land. In this passionate debut laced with sardonic humor, Pittsburgh native Bridge writes that American citizens, formerly rugged individualists, have been reduced to mere consumers under the heel of profit-driven, power-hungry transnational corporate elites.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly?src=anywhere\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Kirkusreviews<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIDNIGHT IN THE AMERICAN EMPIREA Moscow-based, American political commentator for the TV news channel Russia Today looks with alarm and dismay at what he sees as the corporate domination of his native land. 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