Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America

"At the start, this book sounds like it’s overselling the evils of multilevel marketing. Surely LuLaRoe and Mary Kay cosmetics aren’t part of “a radical ideological plot to reorganize everything about how we work, survive and take care of one another”?! At the end, you’ll say, “Wow, capitalism is the biggest MLM scheme of all.” In between, Bridget Read explains why few people understand how MLM organizations function; how MLM heavyweight Amway has tentacles in the Heritage Foundation (of Project 2025 fame) and the Republican Party; and why these cult-esque operations are still allowed to flourish – all over the world."