Information Americans need to know about our system of governance and how it compares with other countries, including things one never thinks to ask (why is South America called Latin America?) Capitalism, where a country's industry is controlled by private ownership, was the driving force behind the Industrial Revolution with the first waves of Irish and Italian immigrants. They were ostracized in the community and exploited in the factories while the owners accumulated vast wealth. Carnegie, one of three richest men in the world and the wealthiest in America, treated his workers worse than dirt. One chapter is dedicated to covert operations starting the late 1800s detailing major U.S. interventions and coups, including CIA involvement in misinformation and hiring terrorists to intimidate the populations south of the border and Why are there so many refugees? Americans need to know that these families are fleeing dictators placed by the United States after overthrowing their elected presidents, to protect its financial interests.