For decades, arrogant economic elites have told voters and communities negatively impacted by free trade deals that they simply failed to appreciate the benefits of the global economy. (jaredbernsteinblog.com)
John P. McCormick: I think that a lack of the kind of class consciousness that was characteristic of the ancient Roman and medieval Florentine republics — in particular, the lack of a thorough - going distrust and resentment of the political influence of economic elites within modern republics — is the single greatest barrier to a revival of Machiavellian democratic republicanism today. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
he report warns that political and economic elites in key emitting countries are turning to geoengineering as a would - be technological fix for the climate crisis, at the same time they refuse to break with an economic model based on fossil fuels and high emissions. (endcoal.org)