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Can American democracy survive in a system where more money means more power? Award-winning journalist Andrea Bernstein tackled this question with insight from her book American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power. She created a vivid portrait of two emblematic American families, following their rise to power and their journey to the White House. In conversation with Stranger associate editor Eli Sanders,  Bernstein presented a story of survival and loss, crime and betrayal which stretches from the Gilded Age through Nazi-occupied Poland to the rising nationalism and inequality of the twenty-first century. Bernstein drew on hundreds of interviews and thousands of pages of unseen or forgotten documents, revealing how the Trumps and the Kushners grew rich on federal programs that bolstered the middle class, and then sheltered their wealth from tax collectors. She asserted that, wielding half-truths, secrecy, and media manipulation, these families blurred the lines between public and private interests and then leveraged political, prosecutorial, and judicial power to avoid legal consequences. Sit in with Bernstein and Sanders for a sweeping exposition on two American dynasties who encouraged and profited from a system of political dark money that has threatened to upend American democracy. Andrea Bernstein is an investigative journalist and the Peabody and duPont-Columbia Award-winning cohost of the acclaimed WNYC/ProPublica podcast Trump, Inc. Her writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and New York magazine, and on NPR. Eli Sanders is the Associate Editor of The Stranger and the winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. His book, While the City Slept, was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Presented by Town Hall Seattle.

Can American democracy survive in a system where more money means more power? Award-winning journalist Andrea Bernstein tackled this question with insight from her book American Oligarchs: The Kushners, the Trumps, and the Marriage of Money and Power. She created a vivid portrait of two emblematic American families, following their rise to power and their journey to the White House. In conversation with Stranger associate editor Eli Sanders, <a href="https://townhallseattle.org/event/andrea-bernstein-with-eli-sanders/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Bernstein presented a story</a> of survival and loss, crime and betrayal which stretches from the Gilded Age through Nazi-occupied Poland to the rising nationalism and inequality of the twenty-first century. Bernstein drew on hundreds of interviews and thousands of pages of unseen or forgotten documents, revealing how the Trumps and the Kushners grew rich on federal programs that bolstered the middle class, and then sheltered their wealth from tax collectors. She asserted that, wielding half-truths, secrecy, and media manipulation, these families blurred the lines between public and private interests and then leveraged political, prosecutorial, and judicial power to avoid legal consequences. Sit in with Bernstein and Sanders for a sweeping exposition on two American dynasties who encouraged and profited from a system of political dark money that has threatened to upend American democracy. Andrea Bernstein is an investigative journalist and the Peabody and duPont-Columbia Award-winning cohost of the acclaimed WNYC/ProPublica podcast Trump, Inc. Her writing has also appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and New York magazine, and on NPR. Eli Sanders is the Associate Editor of The Stranger and the winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing. His book, While the City Slept, was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award and the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Presented by <a href="https://townhallseattle.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Town Hall Seattle</a>.

190. Andrea Bernstein with Eli Sanders: American Oligarchs

"While The City Slept: A Love Lost to Violence and A Young Man's Descent Into Madness," is a compassionate and clear-eyed account of the 2009 murderous attack on Seattle residents Jennifer Hopper and Theresa Butz. Teresa Butz was killed.  Isaiah Kalebu, a mentally ill man who had spent much of his life in and out of underfunded courts and deficient mental health programs, is now serving life in prison with no parole for the crimes.    Eli Sanders won a 2012 Feature Writing  Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Jennifer Hopper's testimony during the trial. He called her the bravest woman in the world.  The book follows the paths of these two women, who were getting ready to be married when they were attacked. It tracks Kalebu's path as well and digs into the mental health and criminal justice systems that failed to serve families like Kalebu's and the thousands of others like him. This a story about forgiveness and compassion.Jennifer Hopper works with the Angel Band Project on a music therapy program for survivors of sexual/domestic violence.What do you think? Connect with us on Twitter @thatstack or on Facebook, That Stack of books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher.  Permalink

"While The City Slept: A Love Lost to Violence and A Young Man's Descent Into Madness," is a compassionate and clear-eyed account of the 2009 murderous attack on Seattle residents Jennifer Hopper and Theresa Butz. Teresa Butz was killed.  Isaiah Kalebu, a mentally ill man who had spent much of his life in and out of underfunded courts and deficient mental health programs, is now serving life in prison with no parole for the crimes.    Eli Sanders won a 2012 Feature Writing  Pulitzer Prize for his reporting on Jennifer Hopper's testimony during the trial. He called her <a href="http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/the-bravest-woman-in-seattle/Content?oid=8640991" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the bravest woman in the world</a>.  The book follows the paths of these two women, who were getting ready to be married when they were attacked. It tracks Kalebu's path as well and digs into the mental health and criminal justice systems that failed to serve families like Kalebu's and the thousands of others like him. This a story about forgiveness and compassion.Jennifer Hopper works with the <a href="http://angelbandproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Angel Band Project</a> on a music therapy program for survivors of sexual/domestic violence.What do you think? Connect with us on Twitter @thatstack or on Facebook, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Thatstack/?ref=hl" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">That Stack of books with Nancy Pearl and Steve Scher.</a> <a href="http://www.thehouseofpodcasts.com/that-stack-of-books/2016/2/9/while-the-city-slept-eli-sanders" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Permalink</a>

 Eli Sanders, "While The City Slept" 

Eli Sanders, associate editor at The Stranger and winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing.Show notes:@elijsanderselisanders.com"The Bravest Woman in Seattle" (The Stranger • June 2011)"The Great West Coast Newspaper War" (The Stranger • Mar 2010)"Gay Marriage's Jewish Pioneer" (Tablet • June 2012) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eli Sanders, associate editor at The Stranger and winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. Show notes: @elijsanders <a href="http://elisanders.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">elisanders.com</a> "The Bravest Woman in Seattle" (The Stranger • June 2011) "The Great West Coast Newspaper War" (The Stranger • Mar 2010) "Gay Marriage's Jewish Pioneer" (Tablet • June 2012) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Episode 21: Eli Sanders