{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "I remember you mentioning once that in the late 70s big oil starting backing the Republican Party and how it effected election...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/146238572553/", "html": "<div class=\"question\"><strong>Anonymous</strong> asked: I remember you mentioning once that in the late 70s big oil starting backing the Republican Party and how it effected election outcomes. You mentioned various other shifts in support among different sections of the bourgeoisie for the two parties too though I can't remember what exactly. Is there a book that you've read that has some kind of comprehensive history of soft money and where its gone in American politics?</div>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"https://antoine-roquentin.tumblr.com/post/146238108473/i-remember-you-mentioning-once-that-in-the-late\">antoine-roquentin</a>:</p>\n\n<blockquote><p>It\u2019s not comprehensive, but it\u2019s what we\u2019ve got. <a href=\"http://gen.lib.rus.ec/book/index.php?md5=05C56FC3E75EDD038464CAC4240BDA1E\" target=\"_blank\">Right Turn</a>, by Thomas Ferguson. This copy is sadly kinda fucked up but it\u2019s free so whatever. <br/></p><figure data-orig-width=\"361\" data-orig-height=\"417\" class=\"tmblr-full\"><img data-orig-width=\"361\" data-orig-height=\"417\" src=\"/media/tumblr_inline_o93py4PyQw1r0rexr_540_ad9b982bb12c.png\"/></figure><figure data-orig-width=\"351\" data-orig-height=\"558\" class=\"tmblr-full\"><img data-orig-width=\"351\" data-orig-height=\"558\" src=\"/media/tumblr_inline_o93py4dCQH1r0rexr_540_6d7b0badc506.png\"/></figure><figure data-orig-width=\"365\" data-orig-height=\"379\" class=\"tmblr-full\"><img data-orig-width=\"365\" data-orig-height=\"379\" src=\"/media/tumblr_inline_o93py85bbw1r0rexr_540_ca37cbcd2fd1.png\"/></figure></blockquote><p></p>", "thumbnail_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/media/tumblr_inline_o93py4PyQw1r0rexr_540_ad9b982bb12c.png", "thumbnail_width": 361, "thumbnail_height": 417}