Reading Series
The System
Systems people depend on but rarely control.
Bureaucracy, corporations, offshore money, credit, insurance, gig work, plastics, climate, and more. The common question is who benefits from the way the system works.
13 booksThere’s no required order. Start wherever you want.
In this series
Browse all books- 01BUREAUCRACYA blistering examination of how bureaucratic systems in government, corporations, healthcare, schools, and policing have evolved into self-perpetuating nightmares of red tape that prioritize process over people.53 min read
- 02THE MAN MADE OF PAPERA critical examination of how corporations became legal 'persons' with rights but no accountability, externalizing costs onto society while consolidating power.36 min read
- 03The Web We Live InA systems-level exposé of how consolidated corporate ownership across groceries, media, banking, and everyday commerce creates the illusion of choice while trapping consumers in controlled markets.53 min read
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The PyramidA 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.2 hr 17 min read - 05
Off the BooksHow corporations and billionaires move wealth through loopholes, shell companies, tax havens, accounting tricks, and a professional industry built to protect fortunes.46 min read - 06
The FinancierAn investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and the powerful networks that shielded him from justice for decades.31 min read - 07
SchooledA provocative history of how schools evolved from ancient academies to modern American factories designed to mass-produce obedient citizens.34 min read - 08
CREDITAn exposé of how credit scores became an inescapable surveillance system that controls access to housing, jobs, and survival itself.28 min read - 09
The Fine PrintA scathing exposé of the insurance industry's profit-driven mechanisms that systematically deny claims while extracting premiums from compliant customers.24 min read - 10
THE GIG ECONOMYA searing exposé of how Uber, DoorDash, and Amazon turned employment into exploitation by disguising workers as independent contractors.44 min read - 11
LunchtimeA sweeping history of how lunch evolved from ancient feasts to fast food parking lots, revealing the industrial forces that transformed what we eat into who we are.38 min read - 12
ForeverlandHow plastic conquered the world and infiltrated our bodies, from wartime material to microplastics in human blood.26 min read - 13
The World Is on FireA damning exposé of how corporations knew about climate change for decades, hid the evidence, and left humanity to face catastrophic consequences from heat, floods, and fires.33 min read