power structure

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In the early 1920s, Tojo joined other young officers to break the army’s old-school power structure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Writers, actors, directors, and studio execs harbor animosity for Netflix, which disrupted their business models and shook up the power structure of the industry incumbents.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Within the current U.S. power structure, Baconi’s arguments are controversial.

From Slate • Nov. 9, 2025

In "Fruitvale Station," Mr. Coogler exposed viewers to a portrait of Black male humanity counter to the picture displayed by the power structure culpable in the death of the Black male body.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2025

Austin taught Fuller to take on the upper class in the black community with the same zeal and uncompromising spirit that he used in confronting the white power structure.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson