The Fix: Saving America from the Corruption of a Mob-Style Government

By Barbara McQuade

The New York Times bestselling author and former U.S. Attorney offers a piercing expos on the escalating threat of far-right politics--and a clear roadmap for saving our democracy.

In The Fix, McQuade draws on her decades of experience as a federal prosecutor to reveal how systems of organized crime and political opportunism exploit the levers of power--using corruption, cruelty, and chaos as tools to dominate institutions and eliminate accountability. With clarity, precision, and moral force, she exposes the tactics of today's far-right MAGA system: information warfare, aggressive retribution, conformism enforced by fear, and pervasive dismantling of legal checks and balances necessary to defend the public interest and uphold justice.

Weaving together courtroom stories, real-time political analysis, and cautionary lessons from history and democratic backsliding abroad, McQuade makes the case that the threats we face are not future possibilities--they're already here. Yet The Fix is not just a warning; it is a call to action. In the book's final chapters, McQuade outlines common-sense reforms and strategies that can reclaim the rule of law and recenter democracy with the power of the people.

Accessible, eye-opening, and grounded in constitutional faith, The Fix is essential reading for everyone concerned about the future of America--and ready to work together to take a stand for it.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1644215551
• ISBN13: 9781644215555
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Seven Stories Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.