Devin O'Shea dives deep into the rabbit hole of the Veiled Prophet Society in St. Louis, a secretive organization of the city's wealthy elite that has wielded political and social power for nearly 150 years. The story begins with the St. Louis working-class movement of 1877, when a massive general strike briefly challenged the city's ruling class and helped set the stage for the emergence of the Veiled Prophet Organization the following year. You can find Devin's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2770-the-veiled-prophet You can find Devin here: https://twitter.com/devintoshea Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:12 Meet Devin O'Shea 3:43 What Is the Veiled Prophet Society? 7:24 How the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 Started the Veiled Prophet 10:25 What about Adrenochrome? 15:58 Why Did St. Louis' Elite Hold an Annual Klan Parade? 19:18 What Happened to America's Elite Class? 22:31 Why Was the Veiled Prophet a Made-Up Mythical Figure? 25:31 How the Veiled Prophet Parade Became Propaganda 29:52 The Decay of the American Ruling Class 35:14 Just a Conspiracy Theory? 39:47 Percy Green and the ACTION Committee 43:47 How Gena Scott Unmasked the Veiled Prophet in 1972 47:42 How St. Louis Responded to This Political Activism 53:50 Did Devin O'Shea cancel Ellie Kemper from the Office? 57:20 What Is the Veiled Prophet Society Doing Today? 1:03:18 The Racist History of the Veiled Prophet Society 1:05:08 The Red State War Against Blue Cities 1:13:37 How To Develop Revolutionary Consciousness? 1:20:56 Why Republicans Want to Go Back to the 1960s 1:24:47 Teaching Writing in the Age of AI Live everyday at https://www.twitch.tv/hasanabi Edited by: https://twitter.com/DDoHasanabi Other Links TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hasandpiker Twitter: https://twitter.com/hasanthehun Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hasandpiker/ Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Hasan Gaming channel - https://www.youtube.com/@HasanAbiGaming #news #politics