🎯 Follow the Money, Find the Power: Investigative journalist Jane Mayer pulls back the curtain on the hidden architects of modern American politics. Journey into a shadowy world where billionaires shape policies through tax forms and think tanks, all while staying out of the spotlight. In Dark Money, Mayer reveals how the Koch brothers and their ultra-wealthy allies built a political machine that transformed America—not through headlines, but through a masterful chess game played in boardrooms and back offices. 💰🕴️

Want to understand who's really pulling the strings in American democracy? This isn't just another political story—it's a detective thriller about the money trail that changed a nation. Prepare to never see American politics the same way again. 🔍

Sources:

• https://storm.genie.stanford.edu/article/556865
• https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/changing-campaign-finance-landscape
• https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/09/the-big-money-behind-the-big-lie
• https://climateone.org/audio/jane-mayer-behind-dark-money
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DISCLOSE_Act

🎙️ How did capitalism go from promising freedom to delivering corporate control? In this eye-opening episode, we dive into Grace Blakeley's explosive new book Vulture Capitalism - where a rising star of economic journalism rips away the facade of modern capitalism to reveal who really holds the power. From Wall Street to Westminster, Blakeley exposes how a system meant to empower everyone ended up working for the few. Whether you're a market skeptic or a free-market fan, this discussion will change how you think about the economy. Join us for a journey into the heart of modern capitalism - and discover why this 30-year-old author has the financial world buzzing.

Sources:

• https://www.redpepper.org/vulture-capitalism-review/
• https://www.shortform.com/summary/vulture-capitalism/
• https://braveneweurope.com/vulture-capitalism-by-grace-blakeley
• https://mronline.org/2024/05/21/vulture-capitalism/
• https://theconversation.com/vulture-capitalism-grace-blakeleys-new-book-is-smart-on-what-has-gone-wrong-since-the-1980s-204037

🎙️ Ready to flip your worldview upside down? Join us as we dive into Rutger Bregman's mind-bending bestseller Humankind - where everything you thought you knew about human nature gets a radical makeover. Are we really the selfish creatures we've been led to believe? Bregman's groundbreaking research suggests otherwise. From war zones to disaster areas, discover the hidden evidence that humans might actually be hardwired for kindness and cooperation. This isn't just another feel-good story - it's a revolutionary take on who we really are, backed by fascinating historical events and cutting-edge science. Tune in for an eye-opening journey that might just restore your faith in humanity.

Sources:

• https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1119596186
• https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Humankind:_A_Hopeful_History&oldid=1268259066
• https://www.abebooks.co.uk/9780316418522/Humankind-Hopeful-History-Bregman-Rutger-0316418528/plp
• https://www.goodreads.com/award/show/457-publieksprijs-voor-het-nederlandse-boek
• https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-history-biography-books-2020
• https://web.archive.org/web/20220522114417/https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/humankind-9781408898932/
• https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/paperback-nonfiction/
• https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/09/the-real-lord-of-the-flies-what-happened-when-six-boys-were-shipwrecked-for-15-months
• https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shipwreck-deserted-island-south-pacific-survivors-60-minutes-2021-04-04/
• https://www.eva.mpg.de/documents/Elsevier/Hare_Chimpanzees_Cognition_2006_1555082.pdf
• https://philosophynow.org/issues/149/Humankind_A_Hopeful_History_by_Rutger_Bregman
• https://www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/index.php/bookreview/humankind-a-hopeful-history
• https://www.medischcontact.nl/opinie/blogs-columns/blog/rutger-bregman-en-het-simsalabimdenken-.htm
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOcuouxZiJA
• https://www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikelen/de-meeste-mensen-deugen-van-rutger-bregman-is-opium-voor-het-volk
• https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jun/10/humankind-by-rutger-bregman-review-a-hopeful-history-of-our-nature
• https://www.thephilosopher1923.org/post/are-we-decent-deep-down