Sentences with phrase «threatened by big money»

Lessin will explain why she believes it's a vital look at how democracy can be threatened by big money.

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His other books include Money: How the Destruction of the Dollar Threatens the Global Economy — and What We Can Do About It, co-authored by Elizabeth Ames (McGraw - Hill Professional); Freedom Manifesto: Why Free Markets are Moral and Big Government Isn't, co-authored by Elizabeth Ames (Crown Business, August 2012); How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today's Economy, co-authored by Elizabeth Ames (Crown Business, November 2009); and Power Ambition Glory: The Stunning Parallels between Great Leaders of the Ancient World and Today... and the Lessons You Can Learn, co-authored by John Prevas (Crown Business, June 2009).

Even fueled by Reynolds, whose likability is practically a super power, a new director in David Leitch («John Wick» and «Atomic Blonde»), charismatic new costars like Zazie Beetz («Atlanta») and Julian Dennison («Hunt for the Wilderpeople»), bigger stakes (and more money to execute them), «Deadpool 2,» suffers from the sequelitis that typically threatens gimmicky gambles turned tentpole franchises.

In essence, the film is about how humans need to put aside petty differences and lust for money in order to tackle the bigger problems that threaten us all, represented by giant alien spacecraft and creatures that will kill God - fearing and Atheists, law - abiders and lawless, cowboys or Indians, and rich or poor alike.

But we have still a long way to go to overcome the forces of big money that are intent on privatizing our public schools, and imposing policies, including school closings, more high stakes testing, and the rapid expansion of online learning, that threaten to further damage our children and are unsupported by research.

It's only dawning on most scientists that we are under systematic attack, and that any consequential result will be casually and heartlessly subverted by the biggest pile of money that is threatened.