Who really holds the power? Democracy's blind spot

from Mountain Money · host Kevin Kennedy, Roger Goldman

Jeffery Winters, author of "The Blind Spot: How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracy," joins Roger and Kevin to discuss how a small, wealthy elite exerts outsized influence on American democracy. He explains the role of what he calls the "wealth defense industry" and how it contributes to growing inequalities in political participation.

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