Skeptical Inquirer Presents: "How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America"

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Skeptical Inquirer is a bimonthly American magazine published by the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry dedicated to promoting science and reason. They've recently introduced "Skeptical Inquirer Presents" - live online presentations from leading experts in science, skepticism, medicine, media, activism, and advocacy, all devoted to the cause of advancing science over pseudoscience, media literacy over conspiracy theories, and critical thinking over magical thinking.

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Event Title: "How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America" with Bridget Read

Details for this event:
Multilevel marketing (MLM) is (by design) difficult for most people to understand. These programs offer a world of pink Cadillacs, white-columned mansions, tropical vacations, and—most precious of all—financial freedom. But overwhelming evidence suggests that most people lose money in multilevel marketing and that many MLM companies are pyramid schemes. So how is this legal? And what are the people at the top doing with all that money?

Join us on Thursday, July 10, at 7:00 p.m. ET for a Skeptical Inquirer Presents livestream with Bridget Read. Her new book, Little Bosses Everywhere: How the Pyramid Scheme Shaped America, examines the stranger-than-fiction world of multilevel marketing: a massive money-making scam and radical political conspiracy that has remade American society. Read will explain exactly what MLM is, the history of the industry, and the incredible damage that can result for participants—and society at large.

NOTE: This live Zoom event is free, but advance registration is required, so sign up right now.

About the Speaker:
* Bridget Read is a features writer at New York magazine, reporting on housing inequality and the real estate industry for its Curbed website. Previously, she wrote for The Cut and was a culture writer at Vogue. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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