This article was adapted from Casey Michel’s forthcoming book, United States of Oligarchy: How America’s Wealthiest Ally With Dictators, Weaken the U.S., and Destroy Democracy. Copyright © 2026 by the author and reprinted with permission of St. Martin’s Publishing Group.Mother Jones illustration; photo by Versha Sharma Our guest on October 7th will be Casey Michel - here is an excert from his upcoming work as an "amuse-bouche" for our evening: https://www.motherjones.com/poli

Sharing this article from the New York Times as a preview to our upcoming fall event with journalist and author Kenneth R. Rosen on his latest work "Polar War" - Here is a free link to "The US Army's 'Big Experiment' in the Arctic Cold.": https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/us-army-arctic-cold.html?unlocked_article_code=1.f1A.Xo49.OHyrtMPVnSiE&smid=url-share

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