"American Greed" focuses on true crime stories centered around corporate fraud and scams, sticking closely to factual narratives without shoehorning in identity politics. The characters are presented based on the facts of their cases, not token representation or ideology. It's refreshingly old-school in its approach, prioritizing storytelling over social messaging.

There's little if any attempt to undermine family, religion, or traditional values. The show’s moral perspective fits mainstream expectations about justice and responsibility, crime is bad, wrongdoing gets exposed, and morality matters. Viewers looking for subverted gender roles or cultural revisionism will be left waiting.

The show mostly avoids explicit modern ideological themes. Greed is the universal villain here; the political spectrum is hardly mentioned. However, alternative explanations for criminal behavior (like societal factors) are rarely explored, so it’s a bit one-note, but not in a particularly woke way.