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In Blue Power, Stuart Schrader tells the story of how U.S. police unions built themselves into a formidable political force, securing material gains for cops while shielding them from oversight. In addition to formal bargaining, these police unions have often sought to mobilize public opinion against those seen as a threat to their autonomy, incubating a right-wing politics that has found its full expression in the current administration.