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AlJazeeraEnglish | July 28, 2010
A new breed has emerged; they set the global agenda, ride on Gulfstreams and manage the credit crunch in their spare time. They are anything but elected; they are entrepreneurs and entertainers, media moguls and former politicians – the self-made super rich who are using their money to lay down a new set of global rules. So where did this new global aristocracy come from and who is keeping them in check? Is the world suffering from a global governance gap?
Empire – Superclass
see
Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff: Europe Under the Crunch
Richard Wilkinson & Kate Pickett: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger (must-see)
Empire, Oligarchy and Democracy by Ralph Nader
Part III: Exposing Our Enemy – Meet the Economic Elite by David DeGraw
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