Cultural Writing. Political Science. Environmental Studies. In this chilling survey of the American landscape, investigative journalist Jeffrey St. Clair guides readers through the environmental wreckage of North America, from the plutonium-contaminated fields of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation to Indian Point Energy Center, the world's most dangerous nuclear plant. St. Clair, co-editor of the popular CounterPunch newsletter and website, exposes the corrupt political machinery driving the exploitation of the American outback. From the clear-cutting of ancient forests to the damming of some of the world's wildest rivers, he outs the politicians, Democratic and Republican alike, who are profiting from the poisoning of the planet.

Award-winning investigative journalist Jeffrey St. Clair is co-editor of CounterPunch and author of 11 books, including the best sellers Whiteout: the CIA, Drugs and the Press; Al Gore: a User's Manual; and Five Days That Shook the World. He lives in Oregon City, Oregon.