It's thread throughout history. Michael Hudson wrote a series of books on how it played out in antiquity;

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/04/the-delphic-oracle-was-their-davos-a-four-part-interview-with-michael-hudson-about-his-forthcoming-book-the-collapse-of-antiquity-part-1.html

https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2023/04/michael-hudson-debt-and-the-collapse-of-antiquity-part-2.html

One of my ancestors, Louis McLane, was Jackson's Secretary of the Treasury, during his feud with the Second Bank of the United States. His son, Louis Jr, founded Wells Fargo. He had the coaches, Wells and Fargo were the investors.

The network needs to be recognized as such.