The “new elite” isn’t the elite – it isn’t even new
The wealthy, right-wing politicians still hold all the power – not those that work in bourgeois institutions with liberal-left views.
ByNew Times,
New Thinking.
The wealthy, right-wing politicians still hold all the power – not those that work in bourgeois institutions with liberal-left views.
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