Democracy For The Few by Michael Parenti
A pointed critique arguing that the U.S. political system is largely controlled by corporate, wealthy, and political elites who shape policy and public opinion to protect their interests; institutions like the media, political parties, courts, and the military serve to limit genuine popular power, manufacturing consent and marginalizing working-class and minority voices. The book analyzes mechanisms—campaign finance, lobbying, propaganda, economic inequality, and state violence—that reproduce elite dominance, challenges myths of pluralism and meritocracy, and urges organized grassroots movements and democratic reforms to reclaim power for ordinary people.
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- 1974
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- American
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- English
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