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They rule : the 1% vs. democracy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Street, Paul Louis (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, [2014]
Subjects:
Elite (Social sciences) > United States > History.
Democracy > United States > History.
Protest movements > United States > History.
Wealth > United States > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: John Carpenter's magic sunglasses and the real choice
  • "They own the place": scenes from America's unelected dictatorship, 2009-2013
  • Richistan and the rest of us: the second gilded age and why it matters
  • Political economy: how they got so rich
  • Dismantling domestic development: the global age of finance
  • How they rule: the many modes of moneyed class power
  • No crystal ball: on what might and must be done.