- Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American
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Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American 
Front CoverAuthor(s) Michael Moore Language English Publisher Pan Books Publication date September 1996
September 17, 1997 (Reprint)
November 29, 2002 (Reprint)Media type Paperback Pages 224 ISBN 978-0-33-041915-4 OCLC Number 51483138 Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American is a book by American author and producer Michael Moore.
The book is a look at the state of business and industry in the United States and the power they hold over the U.S. government. In particular the book criticizes corporations who care more for stockholders (known as shareholders in the UK) than the safety and wellbeing of the communities who work for them. The book is part of Moore's ongoing campaign for increased corporate accountability.
The book was first published in hardback in 1996 and then later published in paperback in 1997.
Moore refers to corporations receiving government tax breaks as "corporate welfare mothers". There is also a chapter about Hillary Clinton as well as two on OJ Simpson - one where Moore claims OJ was innocent of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, another where Moore claims OJ was guilty. And yet another chapter where Moore details his unsuccessful endeavors to have State Representative from the 46th District of California, Bob Dornan, involuntarily committed for psychiatric evaluation.
References
- Downsize This!, Michael Moore, Perennial, ISBN 0-330-41915-3
External links
- Reviews and Chapter Selections on the author's website
Michael Moore Films Roger & Me (1989) · Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint (1992) · Canadian Bacon (1995) · The Big One (1998) · Bowling for Columbine (2002) · Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) · Sicko (2007) · Captain Mike Across America (2007) · Slacker Uprising (2008) · Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)Television Books Downsize This! Random Threats from an Unarmed American (1996) · Adventures in a TV Nation (1998; with Kathleen Glynn) · Stupid White Men ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation! (2002) · Dude, Where's My Country? (2003) · Will They Ever Trust Us Again? (2004) · The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader (2004) · Mike's Election Guide 2008 (2008) · Here Comes Trouble: Stories from My Life (2011)
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