power elite

In contrast, Gutfeld’s most successful moments have been marked by a crude, jarring style that reinforces the power elite, stokes right-wing populism and justifies social inequality.

Robles was bitter that L.A.’s “Latino power elite” hadn’t listened to him and invested more time and effort in the South Bay, where Latinos make up a majority of the population in many cities but have little political representation.

In “The Power Elite,” one of the most important sociological books of the 20th century, C. Wright Mills wrote that America was ruled by a triangle of unelected elites: wealthy corporate elites allied with top civilian government leaders and the military.

But the power elite, as understood by Mills and the left, also includes and highlights the corporate rich.

The power elite identified by Mills and that Trump would restore to unfettered control melds class and caste—and has an important history.