The United States of Oligarchy by Casey Michel

The useful part

About the Book: A staggering examination of how America's wealthiest infiltrated the government and allied with dictators, transforming the U.S. For years, a small group of billionaires has amassed increasing power, steering American politics for their own benefit. There's Elon Musk, who has used his wealth to help place Donald Trump back in the White House.

How it works

• There's Mark Zuckerberg, who has used his resources to transform America into his own digital playground.
• There's Jared Kushner, who has used family connections to gain more political power than he ever dreamed of.
• From China to Russia to Saudi Arabia and beyond, many of these men have cultivated alliances with America's most notorious adversaries, opening the doors for autocrats around the world to sink their teeth...
• Placing profit over patriotism, they have transformed into vectors of influence for some of the world's most repulsive dictatorships, all o...