The NRA and Maria Butina
Saudi Arabia
Lobbying for Dictators
Bias
From Berry & Wilcox, p. 227:
"How great is the bias of the interest group society, and what are the consequences of that bias?"
From September 13:
"The flaw in the pluralist heaven is that the heavenly chorus sings with a strong upper-class accent." E. E. Schattschneider, The Semi-Sovereign People (New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1960).
From Callahan, p. 288:
"The claim that philanthropy advances pluralism is largely persuasive. But pluralism is not the same as civic equality. While philanthropists may support lots of different views and ideas, we're still talking about an America where public debates have become heavily choreographed by wealthy actors without real constituencies."
Types of inequalities
Wealth
Education and participation
The Public and Private Sectors
From the Census:
- Of the 3,142 counties in the United States, median household income declined in 222 counties (7.1 percent), while median household income increased in 521 counties (16.6 percent) when comparing 2013-2017 five-year estimates with 2008-2012 estimates. For the 2013 to 2017 period, among the geographic areas with 10,000 people or more, the locations with the highest and lowest median household incomes were:
- By county and county equivalent: Loudoun County, Va.; Fairfax County, Va.; Howard County, Md.; Falls Church City, Va.; and Arlington County, Va., were among the highest counties by median household income.
Who Speaks for the Future?
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