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1776
The American Revolution was rewritten into mythology, erasing the uncomfortable truths about who was left out of freedom.
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Black and White
A deep dive into how race was invented, weaponized through policy, and baked into American neighborhoods, schools, and wealth itself.
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Burr
The scandalous life of Aaron Burr—duelist, vice president, accused traitor, and America's most notorious founding villain.
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Campus, Inc.
How American universities transformed from centers of learning into corporate brands that market dreams, sell debt, and turn sports into spectacle.
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COLUMBUS
A brutally honest takedown of Columbus that exposes the torture, slavery, and lies behind the myth of the 'discoverer' of America.
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GEORGISM
Henry George's radical economic theory that land should be taxed instead of labor—backed by Einstein, Churchill, and MLK—explained for modern readers.
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In Green We Trust
The tumultuous history of the American dollar from phantom colonial currency through Civil War greenbacks to the gold standard's collapse.
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JESSE HELMS
The controversial life of Jesse Helms, the ultraconservative senator who filibustered the MLK holiday and said no to nearly everything for three decades.
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LOBBIED
An exposé of how corporate lobbyists have systematically purchased influence at every level of American government, from Capitol Hill to state legislatures.
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Red vs. Blue
A history of how America's two major political parties completely switched their ideological positions over time, leaving voters permanently confused about what they actually stand for.
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The Ballot Breakdown
A riveting chronicle of America's most contentious elections from Jackson's mob democracy to Trump's 2016 upset, exposing how democratic crises have repeatedly reshaped the nation.
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The Great American Rewrite
A critical dismantling of American mythology that exposes the gap between the promised American Dream and the uncomfortable historical realities of slavery, propaganda, and manufactured destiny.