Billionaires: The Lives of the Rich and Powerful

An informative and funny deconstruction of how the giants of American capitalism shape our world. Darryl Cunningham offers an illuminating analysis of the origins and ideological evolutions of four key players in the private sector—Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and oil and gas tycoons Charles and David Koch. What emerges is a vital critique of American capitalism and the power these individuals have to assert a corrupting influence on policy-making, political campaigns, and society writ large. Cunningham focuses on a central question: Can the world afford to have a tiny global elite squander resources and hold unprecedented political influence over the rest of us?