The Pyramid
A deep dive into how asset management giants like BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street form an invisible ownership pyramid controlling most of the world's corporations.
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Chapters
43 total- 01Chapter One - THE MACHINE WAS BUILT
- 02Chapter Two - THE PIPE OWNERS
- 03Chapter Three - THE OIL LORDS
- 04Chapter Four - THE FOOD MACHINE
- 05Chapter Five - THE WAR ENGINE
- 06Chapter Six - THE DRUG LORDS
- 07Chapter Seven - THE CREDIT GODS
- 08Chapter Eight - THE RAILS OF GOLD
- 09Chapter Nine - THE BLACK HOLE
- 10Chapter Ten - THE SEARCH ENGINE
- 11Chapter Eleven - THE GARDEN WALL
- 12Chapter Twelve - THE INFINITE SCROLL
- 13Chapter Thirteen - THE CODE BASE
- 14Chapter Fourteen - THE EVERYTHING STORE
- 15Chapter Fifteen - THE GAMING THRONE
- 16Chapter Sixteen - THE MOUSE EMPIRE
- 17Chapter Seventeen - THE PEACOCK AND THE SNAKE
- 18Chapter Eighteen - THE WAR ON TRUTH
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- 19Chapter Nineteen - THE RED SCREEN
- 20Chapter Twenty - THE CHINESE LENS
- 21Chapter Twenty-One - THE SOUNDTRACK
- 22Chapter Twenty-Two - THE LOBBY LORDS
- 23Chapter Twenty-Three - THE LEGAL CARTEL
- 24Chapter Twenty-Four - THE SHADOW NETWORK
- 25Chapter Twenty-Five - THE AI AXIS
- 26Chapter Twenty-Six - THE WATCHERS
- 27Chapter Twenty-Seven - THE ALGORITHM KINGS
- 28Chapter Twenty-Eight - THE CLOUD LORDS
- 29Chapter Twenty-Nine - THE PRIVATE EQUITY ENGINE
- 30Chapter Thirty - THE CUSTODIANS OF WEALTH
- 31Chapter Thirty-One - THE CREDENTIAL KINGS
- 32Chapter Thirty-Two - THE FED AND THE FORGE
- 33Chapter Thirty-Three - THE FOUNDATIONS
- 34Chapter Thirty-Four - THE WORLD’S ROUND TABLE
- 35Chapter Thirty-Five - THE STORYTELLERS
- 36Chapter Thirty-Six - THE THINK TANK CROWN
- 37Chapter Thirty-Seven - THE AGRICULTURE WEB
- 38Chapter Thirty-Eight - THE ORBITAL SHELL
- 39Chapter Thirty-Nine - THE CYBER SHIELDS
- 40Chapter Forty - THE DNA LORDS
- 41Chapter Forty-One - THE GENE EDITORS
- 42Chapter Forty-Two - THE MACHINE KEEPS RUNNING
- 43Chapter Forty-Three - THE BRAND ILLUSION
Edition notes and short pages
The Pyramid
The Pyramid
Who Owns the World
by James Johnson
Dedication
For everyone who ever felt like something was off,
You were right.
This one’s for you.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TO MY INNER circle, my outer circle, and the people watching from the dark,
You made this book necessary.
To the system architects and corporate kings:
Thanks for the receipts.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
JJ IS THE author of over 200 books on history, systems, ideology, consciousness, conspiracy, control, and the deeper structures that shape the modern world. His work fuses sharp analysis with cultural clarity, always digging beneath the surface to reveal the architecture underneath.
He’s not here to tell you what to think.
He’s here to show you the map.
More at: jjarchives.com
COPYRIGHT
© 2025 JAMES JOHNSON. All rights reserved.
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form without the express written permission of the author, except in the case of brief quotations used in critical articles or reviews.
This book is based on public records, filings, acquisitions, press releases, organizational rosters, and financial data available at the time of publication. Every effort has been made to ensure accuracy. Interpretations, conclusions, and framing are the author’s own. The author is not affiliated with a single entity mentioned throughout.
Names, trademarks, and logos used in this book remain the property of their respective owners and are used for educational and referential purposes under fair use.
This is not a theory.
It’s a structure.