The Racket (book)

The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe is a 2015 book by British investigative journalist Matthew Kennard.

The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe
Cover of the first edition
AuthorMatthew Kennard
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
PublishedLondon
PublisherZed Books
Publication date
9 April 2015
Media typePrint
Pages400
ISBN9781780329888

Synopsis

The Racket is an investigative account of the business and political elite who run the world. The book features interviews with many high-profile figures such as Henry Kissinger from Kennard’s unbridled access over four years to the global elite. Kennard writes that "The world as we know it is run by a squad of cigar-smoking men with big guns, big cash and a reach much too close to home" The book also investigates American imperialism and the mission to exploit the resources of the developing world.

Reception

Writer, political activist and newspaper columnist Owen Jones described the book as a "A crucial exposé of the powerful, of injustice, and of the war against the poor. It should inspire all of us to fight back" while author, political activist and filmmaker Naomi Klein said "In this important book, Kennard explores the direct impacts of militarised, globalised American capitalism on some of the most battered parts of our world. With devastating precision and a formidable sense of urgency, he reports on corporate shock doctors in Haiti, imperialist drug warriors in Honduras, pillaging coal and mining giants in southern Africa and Appalachia -- and so much more. Most importantly, he never loses sight of the growing numbers of resistors holding on to their creativity and self-determination in the face of these forces." The book was also praised by Noam Chomsky, Antony Loewenstein, Walden Bello, amongst others.[1]

In The Guardian Steven Poole argued that " gets quite difficult to keep all the facts consistent with a single conspiriological explanation for everything" and is critical of alleged Anti-Americanism in the book, but praises other elements such as exposure of capitalist hypocrisy and exploitation in the developing world.[2] Publishers Weekly described the book as "ambitious but only intermittently successful".[3]

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References
  1. "The Racket | Zed Books". zedbooks.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  2. "The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs the Masters of the Universe by Matt Kennard review – a global capitalist conspiracy? | Books | The Guardian". theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  3. "Nonfiction Book Review: The Racket: A Rogue Reporter vs. the Masters of the Universe by Matt Kennard". publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 2015-08-21.
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