Without Compromise - Annotated by Wayne Barrett (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A collection of groundbreaking investigations by Wayne Barrett, the intrepid, muckraking <i>Village Voice </i>journalist who exposed corruption in New York City and beyond.</b><b><br></b>With piercing moral clarity and exacting rigor, Wayne Barrett tracked political corruption in the pages of the<i> Village Voice</i> fact by fact, document by document for 40 years. The first to report on the scams and crooked deals that fueled the rise of Donald Trump in 1979, Barrett went on to expose the shady dealings of small-time slum lords and powerful New York City politicians alike, from Ed Koch to Rudy Giuliani to Michael Bloomberg. <br><i>Without Compromise</i> is the first anthology of Barrett's investigative work, accompanied by essays from colleagues and those he trained. In an age of lies, fog, and propaganda, when the profession of journalism is degraded by the White House and the industry is under financial threat, Barrett reminds us that facts, when clearly accumulated, are our best defense of democracy. <b><br></b><b>Featuring essays by: </b>Joe ConasonKim Phillips-Fein Errol LouisGerson BorreroTom RobbinsTracie McMillanPeter NoelAdam FifieldJarrett MurphyAndrea BernsteinJennifer GonnermanMac Barrett<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"An instantly classic collection by one of the greatest reporters New York ever produced, and one of the greatest of his era. Few could combine righteous fury with dogged attention to detail like Barrett. This collection is a treasure and (somewhat maddeningly) a reminder that the fools, crooks, and wannabe strongmen that have our republic dangling over a precipice have been this way for a long, long time."--<b><i>Chris Hayes, author of A Colony in a Nation</b></i><br><br>"As Donald Trump rose to power no journalist busted him earlier or better than the late investigative reporter Wayne Barrett, whose indispensable work is gathered in <i>Without Compromise</i>. Barrett's pieces provide an x-ray into Trump's soul, and into the civic corruption that fueled his rise. These stories are essential reading, alive with fresh insights and information illuminating today's politics, and remind us that rigorous journalism is still democracy's best defense."--<b><i>Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money</b></i><br><br>"These pages bring Wayne Barrett back to life in all his investigative glory, his moral clarity, his righteous rage. Barrett was prescient, not just about Donald Trump and Rudy Giuliani, but also about how, time and time again, individuals and institutions would fail to rein in the greed of those who feed off the public trough and to address the racism that undergirds both public policy and private behavior. Wayne Barrett's life and work continue to inspire, especially at a time when truth and facts are under siege. He had a mantra: 'The job of our profession is discovery, not dissertation.' Journalists are paid to tell the truth, he said, and that he did, no matter who, no matter what."--<b><i>Sheila Coronel, dean of academic affairs and director, Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism, Columbia Journalism School</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Wayne Barrett </b>(1945-2017) was a celebrated investigative journalist. He spent much of his 40-year reporting career at the <i>Village Voice</i>, where he became, in the words of the <i>Washington Post</i>, "dreaded if not loathed" by public officials for his relentless exposure of such major political figures as Ed Koch, Rudy Giuliani, and Donald Trump. After his departure from the <i>Village Voice</i>, he became a fellow at Type Media Center, then known as The Nation Institute. He is the author of four books, including <i>Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth </i>(1992) and <i>Rudy: An Investigative Biography of Rudolph Giuliani</i> (2000). <p/><b>Eileen Markey </b>is an assistant professor of journalism at Lehman College of the City University of New York and a veteran NYC policy reporter who learned the power of facts and the joy of digging for them from Village Voice muckraker Wayne Barrett. She has written for, among others, <i>The Daily Beast</i>, <i>The New Republic</i>, <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>City Limits</i>, <i>The Daily News</i>, <i>New York Magazine</i>, WNYC New York Public Radio, <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> and <i>The Village Voice</i>. She's lectured widely on the role of religion in radical social movements. Markey is increasingly interested in archives and the role of public memory in shaping allegiances.
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