{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"All Tomorrows","title":"When American Democracy Meets Digital Kleptocracy with Casey Michel ","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2554,"description":"When American Democracy Meets Digital Kleptocracy: A Conversation with Casey Michel\nWhat happens when the rule of law meets the rule of money and money wins? It's a question that's becoming impossible to ignore as we witness foreign-owned skyscrapers in Manhattan, crypto networks operating without accountability, and current presidents receiving $400 million jets from foreign governments.\nIn this episode of AI for All Tomorrows, host Dylan Thomas Doyle sits down with journalist and researcher Casey Michel, author of American Kleptocracy: How the U.S. Created the World's Greatest Money Laundering Scheme in History and Foreign Agents: How American Lobbyists and Lawmakers Threaten Democracy Around the World.\nFresh off his Atlantic article \"America Has Never Seen Corruption Like This,\" Casey takes us on a journey through the international political ecosystem, revealing how kleptocratic regimes exploit legal loopholes to shift foreign policy and how anonymous money flows into PR firms, think tanks, crypto markets, and even professional sports.\nDiscussion Points:\nThe evolution of kleptocracy from \"over there\" to \"right here\"\nHow foreign influence operations have adapted to digital infrastructure\nThe intersection of AI acceleration and democratic vulnerabilities\nAnonymous money flows in the age of cryptocurrency\nWhat reform looks like when the system itself seems compromised\nCasey reminds us that democratic reform isn't impossible. We've rebuilt these systems before, and if we understand them well enough, we can do it again.\nAbout the Guest:\nCasey Michel is a journalist and researcher specializing in authoritarianism, kleptocracy, and foreign influence operations. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, and Foreign Affairs, among others. He's one of the most thoughtful voices on how authoritarian regimes export their influence into democratic countries.\n\nWhy This Episode Matters:\nAs artificial intelligence reshapes everything from information flow to...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/9J1SY7mnxN6_pZJwf-jphd_Yp-sEXqA8zA5e-c_C-D4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wN2M1/YTVjZTYwNzE3M2U4/NzJiNGRjYjdhMTYz/OTg5My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}