Washington Is Burning
Corruption and Lies in The Age of Trump
by Andrew Cockburn
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Pub Date Mar 17 2026 | Archive Date Not set
Verso Books (US) | Verso
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Description
Washington Is Burning reveals the inner workings of Trump’s Washington — a grotesque carnival of corruption. Andrew Cockburn sets fire to US pieties, focusing on the spectacular greed at the heart of the nation’s political system.
Graft and self-interest have long typified both Democratic and Republican administrations. Cockburn charts the connections between the American military bureaucracy and the defense industry, which have created a senseless drive for ever-greater spending on arms. After the failed adventures of Afghanistan and Iraq, the Pentagon now seeks fresh rewards through inflating the threat from China and Iran, deploying time-tested techniques to boost the budget, including the invocation of supposedly superior enemy weapons development.
The American empire has reached a watershed. With Trump back in the White House, Washington Is Burning is a must-read account of unedifying practices in the US capital.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781836741770 |
| PRICE | $29.95 (USD) |
| PAGES | 304 |