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How Silicon Valley Bank’s CEO Got Rich: A $209 Billion Disaster

Narrated by Second Thought Zachary D. Carter:  I think it's pretty clear, the regulated banks didn't fail. The deregulated bank just did. It is as…

How This Billionaire Couple Stole California’s Water Supply

While 40 million Californians suffer through unprecedented drought, one billionaire couple owns a massive share of the state's water system, largely seized in a series…

Peter Thiel: The Billionaire Buying the End of Democracy

We all live in Peter Thiel's world. From business to technology to politics, he’s used his massive wealth to shape society and control your life.…

How The Sacklers Got (And Stayed) Rich

Video produced and edited by Sean Morrow and Brooke Shuman The Sacklers became one of the richest families on Earth by creating a massive opioid…

This Evil Company Owns All the Food in Your House

Video produced and edited by Sean Morrow and Brooke Shuman They’ve been called “the worst company in the world,” they once had an intelligence operation…