THE WORLD'S FIRST DRAMATIC DOCUMENTARY MUSICAL!
“My lord… Of course, there’s a ruling class, and it’s based on money. It’s a very simple problem: You can buy a jet plane of your own, or you can buy a president.”
—Kurt Vonnegut, from
The American Ruling Class
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An illuminating exploration of power in America
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"A guided safari through the tribal haunts of the power elite.” —James Wolcott, Vanity Fair
A classic coming-of-age tale
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“It is an astonishing film — but, more important, tells us who really runs things.”
—Studs Terkel
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“A call to arms for everyone to think about how their actions will affect the future in which we live.”
—Sarah Hughes,
The London Observer
AMERICA RULES THE WORLD! BUT WHO RULES AMERICA?
Renowned essayist and author Lewis Lapham explores our country’s most taboo topic: class, power, and privilege in our nominally democratic republic. The heavy weight ensemble cast includes former cabinet secretaries, corporate mandarins, media magnates, and at least one journalist working as a waitress.
Lapham and two recent Yale graduates make the rounds of Pentagon briefings, the World Economic Forum, philanthropic foundations, law firms, corporations, banks, and New York society dinners in their attempt to answer the question:
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“Who rules America?”