Tag: Elite

But examination of presidential Cabinets over the past 50 years reveals that both parties maintain similar levels of connections with elite corporate actors. Yet the Trump administration has taken this relationship to new heights. What is more, Freitag found that little difference existed between Republican (78 percent) and Democratic Cabinet members (73 percent) when it came to corporate affiliations. This new cohort of social scientists reshaped the conversation concerning the intersection between corporate and political power, bringing in a much more critical perspective on U.S. politics. The power elite has continued to shape American politics. Since the Nixon administration, more than 70 percent of both Republican and Democratic Cabinets have been filled by either corporate veterans or by people who decamped to corporate America after serving in the Cabinet. George W. Bush (100 percent), Nixon (90 percent), and Ford (82 percent) possessed the highest percentage of these elite appointments, while the Carter (71 percent) and George H.W. Bush (71 percent) administrations had the lowest. And yet, Trump has taken this tradition to a new level. His administration has featured more individuals coming from the corporate sphere than any recent administration (72 percent).

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The Almedalen Week is a well-known institution in Swedish politics, having attracted decision-makers to the island of Gotland every summer since 1968. Now he’s launched his own politics festival, Järvaveckan, in a Stockholm suburb – and has already managed to attract all Swedish party leaders. Enter Ahmed Abdirahman. In his spare time, he has launched his own politics week, Järvaveckan, in the northern Stockholm suburb of Tensta. In 2017, he managed to attract all of Sweden’s party leaders – a feat he repeated this year. Just like the Almedalen Week, each political party in the Swedish parliament has its own day at Järvaveckan, with party-leader speeches, debates and gambits. That’s the only way, really,” Ahmed Abdirahman says with a smile. We’re doing this together.” Ahmed Abdirahman is the founder and chairman of The Global Village, the local non-profit that runs the politics-week challenger. Last year they succeeded for the first time in attracting all Swedish party leaders, who have returned again this year. Ahmed here, over.” Ahmed Abdirahman puts a hand on his ear piece, listening intently to an incoming call.

Some of the planet's most powerful people will take part in the infamously secretive Bilderberg meeting that begins Thursday to discuss their most pressing concerns, including Russia, free trade and the "post-truth" world. So far, 131 participants from 23 countries have confirmed their attendance, Bilderberg's organizers said. The "post-truth" world 12. Current events Some issues like the rise of anti-establishment politics and populism in Europe, persistent inequality, the West's trick relationship with a resurgent Russia and Saudi Arabia and Iran's emnity have been around for a while. Others, like the rise of artificial intelligence and quantum computing, reflect uncertainty over mankind's relationship with technology. Politics and geopolitics dominate the list, however, with the themes of Russia, the Middle East, U.S. world leadership and the domestic political environment ahead of midterm elections in November. Founded in 1954, the Bilderberg meeting is an annual event designed "to foster dialogue between Europe and North America," organizers say. "The conference is a forum for informal discussions about major issues facing the world. Organizers said the financing was a mixed bag: "Annual contributions by steering committee members cover the annual costs of the secretariat. Participation is by invitation only, and there is no attendance fee.