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Gang Leader For A Day

9 min read 12 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

A grad student's decade inside a Chicago gang reveals a brutal, corporate-like underworld where crack dealers run the projects like CEOs and residents rely on criminals for order.

You’ll learn

  • Gangs operate like rational businesses
  • Poverty creates parallel economies
  • Police often worsen violence
  • Survival blurs moral lines