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From chiefs and kings to billionaires today, a small handful of humans over thousands of years have figured out how to amass tremendous power and wealth.
We talked to an anthropologist about how the ruling class got started.
We talked to an anthropologist about how the ruling class got started.
The Invention of Inequality
From chiefs and kings to billionaires today, a small handful of humans over thousands of years have figured out how to amass tremendous power and wealth. We talked to an anthropologist about how the ruling class got started.
jacobin.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
From chiefs and kings to billionaires today, a small handful of humans over thousands of years have figured out how to amass tremendous power and wealth.
We talked to an anthropologist about how the ruling class got started.
We talked to an anthropologist about how the ruling class got started.
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Seems like the relevance of this Reagan-era Herblock cartoon has risen by 200%. Washington Post, 12/22/1988.
February 26, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Seems like the relevance of this Reagan-era Herblock cartoon has risen by 200%. Washington Post, 12/22/1988.
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