Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Front Man: Bono (In The Name Of Power) is a book by Dublin-based Irish-American journalist Harry Browne about Bono, lead singer of the Irish band U2. In it, he criticises the singer's support for global capitalism and US militarism. Browne contends that Bono has "turned his attention to a planet of savage injustice, inequality and exploitation, and [...] in some ways, helped make it worse." The book examines Bono's role in Irish investments before the 2008–14 Irish financial crisis, his promotion of neoliberalism in Africa, his multinational business interests, and his association with controversial figures such as George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Paul Wolfowitz and Jeffrey Sachs.. }
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- The_Front_Man abstract "The Front Man: Bono (In The Name Of Power) is a book by Dublin-based Irish-American journalist Harry Browne about Bono, lead singer of the Irish band U2. In it, he criticises the singer's support for global capitalism and US militarism. Browne contends that Bono has "turned his attention to a planet of savage injustice, inequality and exploitation, and [...] in some ways, helped make it worse." The book examines Bono's role in Irish investments before the 2008–14 Irish financial crisis, his promotion of neoliberalism in Africa, his multinational business interests, and his association with controversial figures such as George W. Bush, Tony Blair, Paul Wolfowitz and Jeffrey Sachs.".