State capture: how conservative activists, big businesses, and wealthy donors reshaped the American states--and the nation

The evolution of ALEC: a corporate-conservative anchor across the states. "The most dangerously effective organization": a smart ALEC is born ; Policy plagiarism: a window into ALEC's reach across the U.S. states ; An easy "A" with ALEL: ALEC's appeal for state legislators ; "A great investment": ALEC's appeal for big business

The right-wing troika and its foes. A little help from their friends: introducing the right-wing troika ; Transforming the nation one state at a time: the right-wing troika and state policy ; "Feisty chihuahuas versus a big gorilla": why left-wing efforts to counter the troika have floundered

Conclusion: state capture and American democracy.