Parenti Argues That the Interests of the Powerful and the Wealthy

question 9

True/False

Parenti argues that the interests of the powerful and the wealthy are served because of their influence over elected and appointed officials at all levels, through systemic imperatives, and through the ideological control of the masses.

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