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What They Mean When They Say ‘Our Democracy’: The Words of a Ruling Class
What does "our democracy" really mean? A look at the words of the ruling class and why precise language matters now.
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How Lobbyists Write the Laws (And Why Congress Doesn’t Read Them)
Congress doesn't read the bills they pass. Discover how lobbyists exploit this system to write laws that serve their corporate clients, not you.
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The Future of the Red Syndicate
The final chapter examines where the Red Syndicate is heading and what its future means for global power and accountability.
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Elite Capture and the Price of Silence
Part 6 traces how business, media, and politics fall into quiet compliance with the Red Syndicate.
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The Syndicate Goes Global
How China’s underworld expands worldwide—money laundering, ports, and power in The Red Syndicate, Part 5.
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Reform, Openness, and the New Underworld
Reform and opening were sold as the end of chaos and the beginning of prosperity. In reality, loosening the economy while tightening political control…
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The Party Learns the Code
After the 1927 massacre in Shanghai, the Communist Party fled to the countryside, but it did not leave the city behind. It studied how the Green Gang…
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The Permanent Class: Why Your Vote Doesn't Really Matter
Feel like your vote changes nothing? You're right. Uncover “The Permanent Class,” the bureaucratic apparatus that actually controls Washington…
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The Green Gang and the Revolution
The Green Gang turned Shanghai into the richest criminal empire in Asia and helped decide the fate of China’s revolution. Its leaders ruled through…
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Can AI Really Replace Programmers? I Tested 3 AI Tools and Here’s What Happened
I planted bugs in my code and asked 3 AI tools to fix them. ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok all failed. Here's why AI won't take your job.
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Shanghai: The Birthplace of the Red Underworld
In the 1920s, Shanghai was the richest and dirtiest city in Asia, a place where foreign empires ruled the skyline and Chinese gangsters ruled the…
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The Red Syndicate: Inside the Architecture of Hidden Power
Power in China did not begin in Beijing’s halls. It began in Shanghai’s underworld, where the boundaries between crime and politics vanished. The Red…
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