They Rule: The 1% vs. DemocracyRoutledge, 17 nov 2015 - 252 pagina's They Rule reflects on key political questions raised by the Occupy movement, showing how similar questions have been raised by previous generations of radical activists: who really owns and rules the US? Does it matter that the nation is divided by stark class disparities and a concentration of wealth in the hands of a few? Along the way, this book sharpens readers' sense of who the US oligarchy are, including how their fortunes have changed over the course of US history, how they live and think and how to detect and de-cloak them. They Rule is a masterful historical and political analysis, revealing what lies beneath the surface of US society and what ordinary people can do to bring about social change. |
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They Own the Place | |
Richistan and the Rest of | |
Political Economy | |
Dismantling Domestic Development | |
How They Rule | |
No Crystal Ball | |
Epilogue | |
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