Who Rules America?

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Who Rules America Today?
By G. William Domhoff

 "The Triumph of the Corporate Rich," reflects the success of the wealthy few in defeating all of their rivals (e.g., organized labor, liberals, environmentalists) over the course of the past 35 years.
 
The owners and managers of large income-producing properties; i.e., the owners of corporations, banks, other financial institutions, and agri-businesses. But they have plenty of help from the managers and experts they hire. You can read the  essential details of the argument on this site, or read the new  seventh edition of Who Rules America?.

links to the site, and also 'the movie'  at

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k31RJC4Om98
Published on Apr 7, 2014

"Who Rules America Today? The Triumph of the Corporate Rich"
by G. William Domhoff, UC Santa Cruz

— Mellichamp Global Studies Lecture Series, University of California at Santa Barbara, January 23, 2014

General information: http://whorulesamerica.net/
Domhoff's 2013 book: http://whorulesamerica.net/myth_of_li...

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http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/class_domination.html

Lots of stuff here. Main page:

http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/
WhoRulesAmerica.net
Power, Politics, & Social Change
by G.William Domhoff

Welcome to WhoRulesAmerica.net, a site about how power is distributed and wielded in the United States. It both builds upon and greatly supplements the book Who Rules America?, now in its 7th edition. The book's new subtitle, "The Triumph of the Corporate Rich," reflects the success of the wealthy few in defeating all of their rivals (e.g., organized labor, liberals, environmentalists) over the course of the past 35 years. The story of how the corporate rich won all the big battles is complicated, but most of the answers are in the new Who Rules America? and/or this Web site; there's also a YouTube video of Bill giving an invited lecture on the topic.

Among the many things you'll find here: supplementary information and updates for readers of WRA; an overview of the American power structure at the national level and an in-depth look at power at the local level; a look at the wealth and income distribution in the U.S.; and an overview of the Four Networks theory of power, which provides the best general theory of power and social change within which to situate the class-domination theory we've developed specifically for the United States.

 There's a special section (including photos and first-hand accounts) about a unique elite social club that's been holding its annual California summer retreat for well over a century: The Bohemian Club & The Bohemian Grove. And there are analyses of social movements and social change based on research in the social sciences; critiques of alternative theories of power; links to Web sites and books about power and social change in the United States; and much more. You can use the menu on the left side of the page to navigate through the site (each section heading clicks open to reveal several documents).
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