elites

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Caruana Galizia had exposed corruption at the highest level in the country, shining a spotlight on murky links between Malta's business and political elites.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

It focused on the late disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and who he called the “Epstein class” of elites in both parties.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

It’s a different kind of media venture for Silicon Valley elites, who have thus far focused mainly on backing news and interview-style programs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Korea’s new central banker, Shin Hyun-song, has the look of a Bank for International Settlements man — forged in Basel, handpicked by Seoul elites and installed just as the AI/semiconductor party was reaching full throttle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Nothing in the opinion or in the subsequent legal strategy made clear that segregation had afforded elites a crucial means of exercising social control over poor and working-class whites as well as blacks.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander