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Wednesday, December 3, 2008 12:00 AM

Nepotistic succession in the political class

A large, and rapidly growing, percentage of high elected officials are part of politically powerful families. What accounts for this anti-democratic dynamic?
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Wednesday, December 3, 2008 10:09 AM

    Making the pie higher

    Wealth inequality in the USA, 1979-2005:

    http://bp0.blogger.com/_JY-rIL8plNM/R2LwtDQkPLI/AAAAAAAAAC0/aOXk34r-YGo/s1600-h/Slide4.JPG

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    Oops I'm off-topic.

    That's a chart of the increased concentration of wealth.

    Totally unrelated to today's topic, the increased concentration of political power.

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