Gangsters of Capitalism — How Wall Street and the Military Built an American Empire (Remastered)
What happens when a democracy builds systems of coercion abroad—and then discovers that those systems can reshape politics at home?
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
This remastered investigation revisits Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire by Jonathan M. Katz.
Katz follows Major General Smedley Butler through the expansion of American power across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Asia. Butler participated in interventions that protected strategic, financial, and corporate…
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