The Dam is Breaking

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Cay Johnston details how Donald Trump turned the White House into a money machine, with over $1. 7 billion flowing into his accounts during his presidency from foreign governments, lobbyists, and favor-seekers patronizing his hotels and resorts. The book exposes decades of corruption in the Trump family, from early grifting to presidency-era deals that risked national security and burdened American taxpayers, presented in concise chapters based on original reporting.

Chandran Nair examines how white privilege has been preserved and re-engineered through modern globalization, arguing that Western institutions actively maintain global advantages. Drawing on his experiences across countries, he explains how historical imperial dynamics persist in economic and political systems. The book critiques mainstream Western discourse that frames past injustices as resolved while ongoing mechanisms of privilege remain hidden. Nair calls for a broader understanding of white supremacy as a systemic, global phenomenon and proposes pathways toward dismantling structural inequities. He urges younger generations worldwide to study and challenge these entrenched systems to build a more just post-Western order.