🔫 Mafia And State

Investigations into the symbiotic and parasitic relationships between organized crime and government, where power, corruption, and sovereignty intertwine.

Five Families

by Selwyn Raab • 2005

Sicilian immigrants built a shadow government Prohibition made rich, and the laws that broke it.

4.15

7k+

🕴️ Mafia History 🗽 American Underworld 🌍 Sicilian Diaspora 🍸 Prohibition Era 💼 Racketeering

Five Families 91%

Sicilian immigrants built a shadow government Prohibition made rich, and the laws that broke it.

by Selwyn Raab 2005

4.15

7k+ ratings

🕴️ Mafia History 🗽 American Underworld 🌍 Sicilian Diaspora 🍸 Prohibition Era 💼 Racketeering

Gomorrah

by Roberto Saviano • 2006

Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.

3.80

23k+

🧠 Organized Crime 🪙 Illicit Economies 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🚢 Global Supply Chains 🇮🇹 Italian Mafia

Gomorrah 90%

Camorra bosses control the factories, ports, and supply chains that dress Europe.

by Roberto Saviano 2006

3.80

23k+ ratings

🧠 Organized Crime 🪙 Illicit Economies 🔍 Investigative Journalism 🚢 Global Supply Chains 🇮🇹 Italian Mafia

One Nation Under Blackmail

by Whitney Alyse Webb • 2022

Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.

4.42

712

🏛️ Political Corruption 🕵️ Intelligence History 🔫 Organized Crime 📹 Surveillance State 🕶️ Modern Espionage

One Nation Under Blackmail 89%

Seventeen White House visits. The blackmail machine that protected Jeffrey Epstein for decades.

by Whitney Alyse Webb 2022

4.42

712 ratings

🏛️ Political Corruption 🕵️ Intelligence History 🔫 Organized Crime 📹 Surveillance State 🕶️ Modern Espionage

Blood Covenant

by Michael Franzese • 2002

A Colombo capo left the mob for God after a $8-million-a-week fraud empire, and survived.

3.95

989

🕴️ Organized Crime 📖 Mafia Memoirs 💼 White Collar Crime ✝️ Criminal Redemption 🎤 Evangelical Testimony

Blood Covenant 89%

A Colombo capo left the mob for God after a $8-million-a-week fraud empire, and survived.

by Michael Franzese 2002

3.95

989 ratings

🕴️ Organized Crime 📖 Mafia Memoirs 💼 White Collar Crime ✝️ Criminal Redemption 🎤 Evangelical Testimony

Dawood's Mentor

by S. Hussain Zaidi • 2019

The wrestler who built the Dawood empire, then pulled off the Mumbai mafia's only clean break.

4.00

275

🏙️ Mumbai Underworld 💼 Organized Crime 🚢 Smuggling Operations 🔫 Gang Warfare 🤝 Underworld Loyalty

Dawood's Mentor 88%

The wrestler who built the Dawood empire, then pulled off the Mumbai mafia's only clean break.

by S. Hussain Zaidi 2019

4.00

275 ratings

🏙️ Mumbai Underworld 💼 Organized Crime 🚢 Smuggling Operations 🔫 Gang Warfare 🤝 Underworld Loyalty

House of Trump, House of Putin

by Craig Unger • 2018

Trump's condos laundered billions for the Russian mob, tied to Putin through a single crime boss.

4.02

2k+

🕴️ Russian Mafia 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Kleptocracy 🗳️ Election Interference 🕵️ Soviet Intelligence

House of Trump, House of Putin 88%

Trump's condos laundered billions for the Russian mob, tied to Putin through a single crime boss.

by Craig Unger 2018

4.02

2k+ ratings

🕴️ Russian Mafia 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Kleptocracy 🗳️ Election Interference 🕵️ Soviet Intelligence

The Black Hand

by Stephan Talty • 2017

One NYPD detective took on the Black Hand. His bosses barely cared if his people survived.

3.63

2k+

🕵️ Organized Crime 🇮🇹 Early Mafia 🏙️ Gilded Age 🧳 Immigrant Experience 👮 Police History

The Black Hand 88%

One NYPD detective took on the Black Hand. His bosses barely cared if his people survived.

by Stephan Talty 2017

3.63

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Organized Crime 🇮🇹 Early Mafia 🏙️ Gilded Age 🧳 Immigrant Experience 👮 Police History

Dongri To Dubai

by S. Hussain Zaidi • 2012

Gold smugglers, Bollywood dreams, and the constable's son who became a global terrorist.

3.95

11k+

🏙️ Mumbai Underworld 🕵️ Organized Crime History 👑 Dons And Kingpins 🤝 Ethnic Gangs 📦 Smuggling Networks

Dongri To Dubai 88%

Gold smugglers, Bollywood dreams, and the constable's son who became a global terrorist.

by S. Hussain Zaidi 2012

3.95

11k+ ratings

🏙️ Mumbai Underworld 🕵️ Organized Crime History 👑 Dons And Kingpins 🤝 Ethnic Gangs 📦 Smuggling Networks

Omerta

by Mario Puzo • 2000

When his Mafia uncle is murdered, the quiet nephew stops pretending.

3.78

20k+

🏛️ Mafia Family Saga 🌍 International Crime 🤫 Code Of Silence 🎭 Secret Identity ⚖️ Revenge Narrative

Omerta 88%

When his Mafia uncle is murdered, the quiet nephew stops pretending.

by Mario Puzo 2000

3.78

20k+ ratings

🏛️ Mafia Family Saga 🌍 International Crime 🤫 Code Of Silence 🎭 Secret Identity ⚖️ Revenge Narrative

Los señores del narco

by Anabel Hernández • 2010

Mexico's drug war is a staged conflict, waged by the government on behalf of its preferred cartel.

4.04

2k+

📦 Drug Cartels 🇲🇽 Mexican Politics 🏛️ State Complicity ⚔️ Failed Drug War 💰 Money Laundering

Los señores del narco 88%

Mexico's drug war is a staged conflict, waged by the government on behalf of its preferred cartel.

by Anabel Hernández 2010

4.04

2k+ ratings

📦 Drug Cartels 🇲🇽 Mexican Politics 🏛️ State Complicity ⚔️ Failed Drug War 💰 Money Laundering

Kushner, Inc.

by Vicky Ward • 2019

A $1.8 billion building, a marriage of dynasties, and the White House roles that followed.

3.53

2k+

🏰 Family Dynasties 💸 Financial Scandals ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 👨‍👦 Nepotism 🕵️ White Collar Crime

Kushner, Inc. 88%

A $1.8 billion building, a marriage of dynasties, and the White House roles that followed.

by Vicky Ward 2019

3.53

2k+ ratings

🏰 Family Dynasties 💸 Financial Scandals ⚖️ Conflicts Of Interest 👨‍👦 Nepotism 🕵️ White Collar Crime

Kleptopia

by Tom Burgis • 2020

Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.

3.80

4k+

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🏝️ Offshore Finance 🪆 Post-Soviet Oligarchs 💎 Resource Curse 🎭 Disinformation

Kleptopia 88%

Soviet collapse privatized a theft machine stretching from Kazakh mines to the White House.

by Tom Burgis 2020

3.80

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 🏝️ Offshore Finance 🪆 Post-Soviet Oligarchs 💎 Resource Curse 🎭 Disinformation

Very Bad People

by Patrick Alley • 2022

How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.

4.05

799

🛡️ Anti-Corruption 💎 Conflict Resources 📰 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 💰 Money Laundering

Very Bad People 88%

How three friends followed war-zone timber to European ports and brought down a dictator.

by Patrick Alley 2022

4.05

799 ratings

🛡️ Anti-Corruption 💎 Conflict Resources 📰 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Corporate Accountability 💰 Money Laundering

American Oligarchy

by Ron Formisano • 2017

Money buys policy, office converts to wealth, and crimes go unpunished in American government.

3.81

📛 Political Corruption 💰 Campaign Finance 🚪 Revolving Door 👔 White Collar Crime 🏛️ Plutocracy

American Oligarchy 88%

Money buys policy, office converts to wealth, and crimes go unpunished in American government.

by Ron Formisano 2017

3.81

31 ratings

📛 Political Corruption 💰 Campaign Finance 🚪 Revolving Door 👔 White Collar Crime 🏛️ Plutocracy

Becoming Brigitte

by Xavier Poussard • 2025

No photos before 40. A 53% face match. France jailed the people who asked why.

4.18

281

🏛️ French Politics 📰 Political Scandal 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📺 Media Manipulation 🚫 State Censorship

Becoming Brigitte 88%

No photos before 40. A 53% face match. France jailed the people who asked why.

by Xavier Poussard 2025

4.18

281 ratings

🏛️ French Politics 📰 Political Scandal 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📺 Media Manipulation 🚫 State Censorship

The Sicilian

by Mario Puzo • 1984

Michael Corleone must extract a bandit king from Sicily before the Mafia silences him forever.

4.04

32k+

🖤 Mafia Crime Saga 🏹 Outlaw Hero 🌅 Postwar Sicily 💔 Familial Betrayal 🕯️ Doomed Idealism

The Sicilian 88%

Michael Corleone must extract a bandit king from Sicily before the Mafia silences him forever.

by Mario Puzo 1984

4.04

32k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Crime Saga 🏹 Outlaw Hero 🌅 Postwar Sicily 💔 Familial Betrayal 🕯️ Doomed Idealism

Narconomics

by Tom Wainwright • 2016

Drug cartels are franchise corporations. Beating them means reading their balance sheet.

4.14

12k+

🔫 Organized Crime 🌚 Illicit Markets 📊 Cartel Economics 💊 Drug War Critique 🧮 Rational Choice Theory

Narconomics 88%

Drug cartels are franchise corporations. Beating them means reading their balance sheet.

by Tom Wainwright 2016

4.14

12k+ ratings

🔫 Organized Crime 🌚 Illicit Markets 📊 Cartel Economics 💊 Drug War Critique 🧮 Rational Choice Theory

Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2019

by Umberto Gentiloni Silveri • 2019

Moro, Mafia bombs, Tangentopoli: Italy's republic keeps dying but never gets buried.

3.09

📜 Italian History 🇪🇺 Postwar Europe 🌐 Cold War Politics 💸 Economic Booms 🔴 Anni Di Piombo

Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2019 Summary

Storia dell'Italia contemporanea 1943-2019 88%

Moro, Mafia bombs, Tangentopoli: Italy's republic keeps dying but never gets buried.

by Umberto Gentiloni Silveri 2019

3.09

46 ratings

📜 Italian History 🇪🇺 Postwar Europe 🌐 Cold War Politics 💸 Economic Booms 🔴 Anni Di Piombo

El Narco

by Ioan Grillo • 2011

US drug habits and a broken state turned Mexican bootleggers into a paramilitary insurgency.

4.07

5k+

📜 Drug War History 🕵️‍♂️ Organized Crime 💰 Cartel Economics 🛡️ State Corruption ⚔️ Insurgency

El Narco 88%

US drug habits and a broken state turned Mexican bootleggers into a paramilitary insurgency.

by Ioan Grillo 2011

4.07

5k+ ratings

📜 Drug War History 🕵️‍♂️ Organized Crime 💰 Cartel Economics 🛡️ State Corruption ⚔️ Insurgency

The Panama Papers

by Frederik Obermaier • 2016

11.5 million documents arrived at a German newspaper, exposing the secret world of offshore wealth.

4.08

5k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🏛️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowing 💰 Money Laundering

The Panama Papers 88%

11.5 million documents arrived at a German newspaper, exposing the secret world of offshore wealth.

by Frederik Obermaier 2016

4.08

5k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🏛️ Political Corruption 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowing 💰 Money Laundering

The Dope

by Benjamin T. Smith • 2021

State agents, not traffickers, first unleashed the worst violence of Mexico’s drug war.

4.02

1k+

🇲🇽 Mexican Drug War 💰 Drug Trafficking ⚔️ War On Drugs 🏛️ State Corruption 🕴️ Organized Crime

The Dope 88%

State agents, not traffickers, first unleashed the worst violence of Mexico’s drug war.

by Benjamin T. Smith 2021

4.02

1k+ ratings

🇲🇽 Mexican Drug War 💰 Drug Trafficking ⚔️ War On Drugs 🏛️ State Corruption 🕴️ Organized Crime

Amexica

by Ed Vulliamy • 2010

Drugs north, guns south: the border is its own nation, and the cartels are its government.

3.86

649

🕴️ Organized Crime ⚔️ Drug War 💀 Narco Culture 💰 Cartel Economics 🏜️ Migrant Journeys

Amexica 87%

Drugs north, guns south: the border is its own nation, and the cartels are its government.

by Ed Vulliamy 2010

3.86

649 ratings

🕴️ Organized Crime ⚔️ Drug War 💀 Narco Culture 💰 Cartel Economics 🏜️ Migrant Journeys

Butler to the World

by Oliver Bullough • 2022

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

3.98

3k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Financial Crime

Butler to the World 87%

How post-imperial Britain became a concierge service for oligarchs, criminals, and tax dodgers.

by Oliver Bullough 2022

3.98

3k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 💸 Money Laundering 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🔍 Investigative Journalism 💰 Financial Crime

Dark Wire

by Joseph Cox • 2024

The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.

3.98

3k+

🕵️ Organized Crime 🔐 Encryption 🎣 Sting Operations 🔍 Fbi Investigations 💻 Criminal Technology

Dark Wire 87%

The FBI secretly ran the encrypted phone company that criminals trusted, and read every message.

by Joseph Cox 2024

3.98

3k+ ratings

🕵️ Organized Crime 🔐 Encryption 🎣 Sting Operations 🔍 Fbi Investigations 💻 Criminal Technology

Midnight in Mexico

by Alfredo Corchado • 2013

A reporter's search for home turns into a survival fight after a cartel warning.

3.78

2k+

🧭 Mexican Drug War 🌎 Border Politics 🎤 Investigative Journalism 💰 State Corruption 🪪 Bicultural Identity

Midnight in Mexico 87%

A reporter's search for home turns into a survival fight after a cartel warning.

by Alfredo Corchado 2013

3.78

2k+ ratings

🧭 Mexican Drug War 🌎 Border Politics 🎤 Investigative Journalism 💰 State Corruption 🪪 Bicultural Identity

Le ripou des Hells

by Éric Thibault • 2023

A celebrated anti-gang cop sold police secrets to the Hells Angels. His buyer kept the tapes.

4.03

🕴️ Organized Crime 🏍️ Biker Gangs 👮 Police Corruption 🕵️ Undercover Operations 📰 Investigative Journalism

Le ripou des Hells 87%

A celebrated anti-gang cop sold police secrets to the Hells Angels. His buyer kept the tapes.

by Éric Thibault 2023

4.03

59 ratings

🕴️ Organized Crime 🏍️ Biker Gangs 👮 Police Corruption 🕵️ Undercover Operations 📰 Investigative Journalism

The Autistic Brain

by Temple Grandin • 2013

The FBI made Whitey Bulger an informant. He turned his handlers into his hit squad.

4.1

11k+

🕵️ Fbi Misconduct 🚔 Police Corruption 🏙️ Boston History 🐀 Informant Culture 🤝 Corrupt Alliances

The Autistic Brain 87%

The FBI made Whitey Bulger an informant. He turned his handlers into his hit squad.

by Temple Grandin 2013

4.1

11k+ ratings

🕵️ Fbi Misconduct 🚔 Police Corruption 🏙️ Boston History 🐀 Informant Culture 🤝 Corrupt Alliances

L'eco del boato

by Mirco Dondi • 2015

Italy's worst bombings were blamed on the left, but the real bombers wore state uniforms.

4.02

🇮🇹 Postwar Italy 🕵️ State Secrecy 💥 False Flag Attacks 🔥 Far-Right Terrorism 📰 Media Manipulation

L'eco del boato 87%

Italy's worst bombings were blamed on the left, but the real bombers wore state uniforms.

by Mirco Dondi 2015

4.02

49 ratings

🇮🇹 Postwar Italy 🕵️ State Secrecy 💥 False Flag Attacks 🔥 Far-Right Terrorism 📰 Media Manipulation

Treasure Islands

by Nicholas Shaxson • 2011

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

4.18

2k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime 🏦 Financial Regulation 📜 Economic History

Treasure Islands 87%

For every dollar in foreign aid, ten flee into tax havens. London's hidden City runs the system.

by Nicholas Shaxson 2011

4.18

2k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance ⚖️ Global Inequality 🏢 Corporate Crime 🏦 Financial Regulation 📜 Economic History

Follow the Money

by Dan Bongino • 2020

A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.

4.36

757

🕵️ Deep State 🏛️ Political Corruption 📰 Media Bias 🔍 Intelligence Agencies 🗳️ Election Interference

Follow the Money 87%

A Cambridge dinner, a monitored phone call, and the trap that felled a national security advisor.

by Dan Bongino 2020

4.36

757 ratings

🕵️ Deep State 🏛️ Political Corruption 📰 Media Bias 🔍 Intelligence Agencies 🗳️ Election Interference

Moneyland

by Oliver Bullough • 2018

Stolen wealth has a home: a borderless financial nation built by Western lawyers and accountants.

4.18

7k+

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🔒 Financial Secrecy 💰 Kleptocracy 🧺 Money Laundering 🌐 Global Corruption

Moneyland 87%

Stolen wealth has a home: a borderless financial nation built by Western lawyers and accountants.

by Oliver Bullough 2018

4.18

7k+ ratings

🏝️ Offshore Finance 🔒 Financial Secrecy 💰 Kleptocracy 🧺 Money Laundering 🌐 Global Corruption

God's Bankers

by Gerald Posner • 2015

For two millennia, money has shaped the Vatican more than any prayer.

3.97

2k+

🏛️ Papal History ⚖️ Church And State 💰 Financial Scandals 🏦 Banking History 🔍 Investigative Journalism

God's Bankers 87%

For two millennia, money has shaped the Vatican more than any prayer.

by Gerald Posner 2015

3.97

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Papal History ⚖️ Church And State 💰 Financial Scandals 🏦 Banking History 🔍 Investigative Journalism

The Moral Basis of a Backward Society

by Edward C. Banfield • 1958

Why some societies stay poor: a moral code that stops at the family doorstep.

3.84

245

🏛️ Political Culture 📈 Economic Development 🤝 Collective Action 🔗 Social Trust ⚖️ Zero-Sum Thinking

The Moral Basis of a Backward Society Summary

The Moral Basis of a Backward Society 87%

Why some societies stay poor: a moral code that stops at the family doorstep.

by Edward C. Banfield 1958

3.84

245 ratings

🏛️ Political Culture 📈 Economic Development 🤝 Collective Action 🔗 Social Trust ⚖️ Zero-Sum Thinking

China's Gilded Age

by Yuen Yuen Ang • 2021

Why did China boom for 40 years amid vast corruption? Because not all graft kills growth.

4.17

309

🏛️ Political Economy 🌏 Comparative Politics 💼 Crony Capitalism 📊 Institutional Economics 🗿 Developmental State

China's Gilded Age 87%

Why did China boom for 40 years amid vast corruption? Because not all graft kills growth.

by Yuen Yuen Ang 2021

4.17

309 ratings

🏛️ Political Economy 🌏 Comparative Politics 💼 Crony Capitalism 📊 Institutional Economics 🗿 Developmental State

Wilful Blindness

by Sam Cooper • 2021

How narcos, tycoons, and CCP agents turned a Canadian casino into a global money-laundering machine.

4.15

552

🕵️ Transnational Crime 💰 Money Laundering 🏛️ State-Sponsored Crime 💊 Fentanyl Crisis 🐉 Foreign Influence

Wilful Blindness 87%

How narcos, tycoons, and CCP agents turned a Canadian casino into a global money-laundering machine.

by Sam Cooper 2021

4.15

552 ratings

🕵️ Transnational Crime 💰 Money Laundering 🏛️ State-Sponsored Crime 💊 Fentanyl Crisis 🐉 Foreign Influence

The Pirates of Somalia

by Jay Bahadur • 2011

On a rattling Soviet plane, a journalist lands in Somalia to find the pirates everyone fears.

3.56

1k+

🏴‍☠️ Maritime Piracy 🏚️ Failed States 🎣 Illegal Fishing 🔍 Investigative Reporting 💊 Drug Economies

The Pirates of Somalia 87%

On a rattling Soviet plane, a journalist lands in Somalia to find the pirates everyone fears.

by Jay Bahadur 2011

3.56

1k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Maritime Piracy 🏚️ Failed States 🎣 Illegal Fishing 🔍 Investigative Reporting 💊 Drug Economies

Government Gangsters

by Kash Patel • 2023

Federal law enforcement has been captured by unelected officials wielding it as a political weapon.

4.46

2k+

🏛️ Institutional Corruption 👁️ Surveillance State ⚖️ Politicized Justice 📰 Media Bias 🐘 Conservative Populism

Government Gangsters 87%

Federal law enforcement has been captured by unelected officials wielding it as a political weapon.

by Kash Patel 2023

4.46

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Institutional Corruption 👁️ Surveillance State ⚖️ Politicized Justice 📰 Media Bias 🐘 Conservative Populism

The Godfather

by Mario Puzo • 1969

A mafia don is shot, and the son who stayed clean must now lead the family.

4.40

469k+

🏠 Mafia Family Saga 🔫 Organized Crime 👑 Reluctant Crime Lord 🖤 Cold-Blooded Antihero 🔥 Revenge Saga

The Godfather 87%

A mafia don is shot, and the son who stayed clean must now lead the family.

by Mario Puzo 1969

4.40

469k+ ratings

🏠 Mafia Family Saga 🔫 Organized Crime 👑 Reluctant Crime Lord 🖤 Cold-Blooded Antihero 🔥 Revenge Saga

Tokyo Noir

by Jake Adelstein • 2024

An American journalist in Tokyo exposes yakuza corruption, facing cancer, loss, and a Zen path.

3.90

628

🐉 Yakuza True Crime 🌆 Tokyo Underworld 🇰🇷 Korean Diaspora ☢️ Fukushima Disaster 💔 Cancer Memoir

Tokyo Noir 87%

An American journalist in Tokyo exposes yakuza corruption, facing cancer, loss, and a Zen path.

by Jake Adelstein 2024

3.90

628 ratings

🐉 Yakuza True Crime 🌆 Tokyo Underworld 🇰🇷 Korean Diaspora ☢️ Fukushima Disaster 💔 Cancer Memoir

Making Democracy Work

by Robert D. Putnam • 1992

When Italy gave its regions identical governments, only those with ancient civic roots succeeded.

3.87

868

🏛️ Social Capital 🧩 Collective Action 🌍 Comparative Politics 🛤️ Path Dependence 🏗️ Institutional Reform

Making Democracy Work 87%

When Italy gave its regions identical governments, only those with ancient civic roots succeeded.

by Robert D. Putnam 1992

3.87

868 ratings

🏛️ Social Capital 🧩 Collective Action 🌍 Comparative Politics 🛤️ Path Dependence 🏗️ Institutional Reform

Securing Democracy

by Glenn Greenwald • 2021

Brazil's judges conspired to jail a president and elect another. One leak proved it.

4.30

151

🏛️ Political Corruption 🗞️ Press Freedom 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowing ⚖️ Judicial Overreach

Securing Democracy 87%

Brazil's judges conspired to jail a president and elect another. One leak proved it.

by Glenn Greenwald 2021

4.30

151 ratings

🏛️ Political Corruption 🗞️ Press Freedom 🔍 Investigative Journalism 📢 Whistleblowing ⚖️ Judicial Overreach

Smuggler Nation

by Peter Andreas • 2013

Molasses, slaves, blueprints, cocaine: America's defining chapters all ran on smuggling.

3.96

214

🚢 Illicit Trade 💰 Economic History 📖 Revisionist History 🏛️ State Building 🚫 Prohibition Policy

Smuggler Nation 87%

Molasses, slaves, blueprints, cocaine: America's defining chapters all ran on smuggling.

by Peter Andreas 2013

3.96

214 ratings

🚢 Illicit Trade 💰 Economic History 📖 Revisionist History 🏛️ State Building 🚫 Prohibition Policy

The Patience of the Spider

by Andrea Camilleri • 2004

A wounded Sicilian detective tracks a missing student as her family's buried resentments surface.

4.04

7k+

🍋 Sicilian Noir 🔍 Police Procedural 🌿 Meditative Mystery 🌊 Mediterranean Noir 💔 Family Betrayal

The Patience of the Spider 87%

A wounded Sicilian detective tracks a missing student as her family's buried resentments surface.

by Andrea Camilleri 2004

4.04

7k+ ratings

🍋 Sicilian Noir 🔍 Police Procedural 🌿 Meditative Mystery 🌊 Mediterranean Noir 💔 Family Betrayal

Dark Alliance

by Gary Webb • 1998

The CIA's Contra army needed money. The cocaine they smuggled to get it fueled LA's crack epidemic.

4.30

2k+

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 💥 Crack Epidemic 🕶️ Covert Operations 💊 Drug War Origins 🌎 Cold War Interventions

Dark Alliance 87%

The CIA's Contra army needed money. The cocaine they smuggled to get it fueled LA's crack epidemic.

by Gary Webb 1998

4.30

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Investigative Journalism 💥 Crack Epidemic 🕶️ Covert Operations 💊 Drug War Origins 🌎 Cold War Interventions

Opus

by Gareth Gore • 2024

Shell companies and coerced women built an empire. The blueprint belonged to a Catholic order.

4.17

2k+

🏛️ Catholic Power Structures 🕵️ Secret Societies 📰 Investigative Journalism 🧠 Psychological Control 👁️ Cult Dynamics

Opus 87%

Shell companies and coerced women built an empire. The blueprint belonged to a Catholic order.

by Gareth Gore 2024

4.17

2k+ ratings

🏛️ Catholic Power Structures 🕵️ Secret Societies 📰 Investigative Journalism 🧠 Psychological Control 👁️ Cult Dynamics

The Oligarchs’ Grip

by David Lingelbach • 2023

Oligarchs turn money into power and power into money. The playbook predates Rome, and it's winning.

3.67

🔬 Political Economy 💰 Wealth Inequality 🎯 State Capture 👑 Elite Studies 🕶️ Shadow Networks

The Oligarchs’ Grip 87%

Oligarchs turn money into power and power into money. The playbook predates Rome, and it's winning.

by David Lingelbach 2023

3.67

3 ratings

🔬 Political Economy 💰 Wealth Inequality 🎯 State Capture 👑 Elite Studies 🕶️ Shadow Networks

The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy

by Jim Marrs • 2010

A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.

3.91

749

👤 Shadow Government 💸 Financial Conspiracy 📹 Mass Surveillance 📺 Media Manipulation 💊 Big Pharma

The Trillion-Dollar Conspiracy 87%

A century-long campaign to crash the economy, sicken the people, and lock down the state.

by Jim Marrs 2010

3.91

749 ratings

👤 Shadow Government 💸 Financial Conspiracy 📹 Mass Surveillance 📺 Media Manipulation 💊 Big Pharma

The Franklin Scandal

by Nick Bryant • 2008

A credit union fronted a child-trafficking ring. The cover-up is better documented than the crime.

4.30

926

🔗 Human Trafficking 📁 Institutional Cover-Up 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Prosecutorial Misconduct 📰 Media Complicity

The Franklin Scandal 87%

A credit union fronted a child-trafficking ring. The cover-up is better documented than the crime.

by Nick Bryant 2008

4.30

926 ratings

🔗 Human Trafficking 📁 Institutional Cover-Up 🔍 Investigative Journalism ⚖️ Prosecutorial Misconduct 📰 Media Complicity

The Devil at His Elbow

by Valerie Bauerlein • 2024

Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.

4.46

14k+

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👑 Family Dynasties 🏛️ Small Town Corruption ⚖️ Abuse Of Power 💊 Opioid Crisis

The Devil at His Elbow 87%

Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.

by Valerie Bauerlein 2024

4.46

14k+ ratings

🏚️ Southern Gothic 👑 Family Dynasties 🏛️ Small Town Corruption ⚖️ Abuse Of Power 💊 Opioid Crisis

Military Inc.

by Ayesha Siddiqa • 2007

Pakistan's military built a business empire off the books. Leaving power would bankrupt it.

3.77

562

🪖 Military Economy 🏛️ State Capture 💰 Institutional Corruption 🏞️ Land Appropriation ⚔️ Civil-Military Relations

Military Inc. 87%

Pakistan's military built a business empire off the books. Leaving power would bankrupt it.

by Ayesha Siddiqa 2007

3.77

562 ratings

🪖 Military Economy 🏛️ State Capture 💰 Institutional Corruption 🏞️ Land Appropriation ⚔️ Civil-Military Relations

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