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Oil Wealth and Oligarchy, Over 100 Years of Polishing Unredeemable Reputations
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Air Date 5/2/2023
Today, we take a look at the intertwining of oil wealth, philanthropy, and culture washing from John Rockefeller to the sheiks of the Middle East.
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