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DESCRIPTION:A confluence of three factors - exploding wealth inequality\, t
 he rise of \noffshore finance\, and the collapse of campaign finance regul
 ations - have led \nnot only to unprecedented corruption in Washington\, b
 ut to the rise of an \nAmerican oligarchy. Those figures\, however\, haven
 't dominated only American \ndemocracy\, but have increasingly attempted t
 o privatize American foreign \npolicy - even if it means allying with Amer
 ican adversaries.\n\nOur guide to this complex and clandestine world will 
 be Casey Michel\, \nCombatting Kleptocracy Program Head at the Human Right
 s Foundation. Casey \nMichel's work focuses on transnational corruption\, 
 illicit finance\, and the \ncorruption that links dictators around the wor
 ld. He is the author of two \nbooks\, /American Kleptocracy/ and /Foreign 
 Agents/\, both published by St. \nMartin’s Press. Michel has written on kl
 eptocracy and related topics for \noutlets like /The New York Times/\, /Wa
 ll Street Journal/\, /Financial Times\, \nForeign Affairs\, The Atlantic\,
 / and others. He received his master’s degree \nRussian\, Eurasian\, and E
 ast European studies from Columbia University\, and \nhe’s currently sanct
 ioned by the Russian regime for his work.
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LOCATION:Kirby 104
SUMMARY:United States of Oligarchy: How America's Wealth Inequality Threate
 ns both \nAmerican Democracy and National Security
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