They Went to Jared

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/politics/2026/06/jared-kushner-affinity-partners-fund-saudi-arabia-qatar-uae-israel-middle-east-deals-nepotism-iran-war-gaza-peace-deal-diplomat-steve-witkoff-donald-ivanka-trump/