A Strange Sort of Populism

Donald Trump’s billionaire appointees make his second administration the richest in US history.

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In The Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote that “the modern state is but a committee for managing the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie.” Donald Trump isn’t trying too hard to prove them wrong. Despite running his third presidential campaign as a populist, Trump has staffed his administration with the richest of […]

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