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A mad king humbles American capitalism

A mad king humbles American capitalism

And why you ought to be terrified

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Apr 06, 2025
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Who today can assert that the best way to understand the world is to “follow the money”? Or that the best way to understand the United States is to watch how all-powerful corporations rig the system and control its politicians.

They used to. Thanks to its outrageously lax political funding laws, the US was an extreme exam…

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