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Saturday, September 29, 2012

The Power Elite: Connections Between Business and Politics in the U.S.

by Lisa Wade

The Society Pages: Sociological Images - September 10, 2012

In 1956 sociologist C. Wright Mills published a book titled The Power Elite.  In it, he argued that our democracy was corrupt because the same people exercised power in business, the military, and politics.  This small group, with so many important roles and connections, had an influence on our society that was far out-of-proportion with their numbers.  This, he concluded, was a dire situation.

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