Shadow Elite

'Shadow Elite' Author Interview: Janine Wedel And HuffPost Washington Bureau Chief Dan Froomkin Discuss January's Book Club Pick (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Amy Hertz and Jessie Kunhardt | Posted 05.25.2011

Did you miss it? We've wrapped up our exploration of Arianna's second book club pick, Janine Wedel's "Shadow Elite". To finish things off, HuffPost W...

Janine Wedel Discusses Supreme Court's Controversial Campaign Finance Decision (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Janine Wedel, author of the book "Shadow Elite: How the World's New Power Brokers Undermine Democracy, Government", and the Free Market" and HuffPost ...

'Shadow Elite' Live Video Event, Author Janine Wedel And HuffPost Washington Bureau Chief Dan Froomkin, Tomorrow Jan 28, 2pm EST

Amy Hertz | Posted 05.25.2011

Amy Hertz

'Shadow Elite' by Janine Wedel is the book Arianna's been reading for the month of January. Thanks to Janine Wedel and many others, the book has initiated a crucial debate over the survival of democracy in America.

Did the Russian Shadow Elite Bail Out the U.S. Auto Industry?

Dr. Donald N. Jensen | Posted 05.25.2011

Dr. Donald N. Jensen

How rewarding to people like Oleg Deripaska that after the indignities Russia suffered at the hands of the West in the 90s, they today see the flow of power and money in the opposite direction.

'Shadow Elite': Information Is Power And Who's Controlling Our Information?

Gary Lyndaker | Posted 05.25.2011

Gary Lyndaker

Tight budgets and political forces are driving Missouri and other state governments toward operating in an emergency mode and we respond by privatizing more government work.

'Invisible Hands': The Dangerous Power of Business

Kim Phillips-Fein | Posted 05.25.2011

Kim Phillips-Fein

"Invisible Hands" is about how they were able to grow their ranks over time, so that today business interests are able to exercise immense power regardless of which political party is in the White House.

Shadow Elite: Do You Know Whose Agenda You're Being Sold?

Janine R. Wedel | Posted 01.03.2012

Janine R. Wedel

In the community of fewer than 2,000 in which I grew up, the proverbial six degrees of separation melt away. You can't help but play multiple roles in...

'Shadow Elite': War And The Deadly Privatization Of Public Power

Lawrence B. Wilkerson | Posted 05.25.2011

Lawrence B. Wilkerson

Killing people for state purposes should be the ultimate public power in a democratic federal republic such as ours. Yet war's privatization proceeds at an alarming pace.

'Shadow Elite': Outsourcing Government, Losing Democracy

Charles Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Charles Lewis

Public and private are now substantially blurred, as the "transnational" political elites and the financial elites have become literally the same people. It is a condition which leaves the people feeling unrepresented.

Shadow Elite: Are They Responsible For The Subprime Mortgage Crisis?

Jack Blum | Posted 05.25.2011

Jack Blum

The approach of looking to the roles, activities, sponsors, and networks of players--be they organized crime figures, politicians, experts, influencers, or some combination thereof--is today, more than ever, imperative.

Is The Government In Charge, Or Is It The Shadow Elite?

Janine R. Wedel | Posted 01.04.2012

Janine R. Wedel

There was a time when Americans could have more confidence in the objectivity of the experts who advised government and pronounced on issues of vital importance.

Larry Summers, Robert Rubin: Will The Harvard Shadow Elite Bankrupt The University And The Country?

Harry R. Lewis | Posted 05.25.2011

Harry R. Lewis

The modern power elites thrive by forgetting any regrettable past. This amnesia is easy at Harvard, where the legal fiduciaries operate in secret and need not answer for their acts.

For The Shadow Elite Failure Often Guarantees Future Rewards

Janine R. Wedel | Posted 05.25.2011

Janine R. Wedel

Today's power brokers are still at the top of their game because they are said to "have the credentials." No matter that they are the credentials of a shadowy elite--and of failure.

The First HuffPost Book Club Pick of 2010: Shadow Elite by Janine Wedel

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

Arianna Huffington

My first HuffPost Book Club selection of 2010 is Janine Wedel's Shadow Elite, a gripping book that explains why it's been so hard to bring about any real change in America.

Sergio: A Must-See Documentary

Arianna Huffington | Posted 01.03.2012

Arianna Huffington

This week I wrote about our latest Book Club pick, Shadow Elite, which documents the poisonous effect the rise of a "transnational" class of elites has had on our democracy. Today I want to give you an antidote: Sergio is a powerful and deeply moving documentary I recently saw that tracks the remarkable life -- and tragic death in Iraq at the hands of a suicide bomber -- of UN envoy Sergio de Mello, one of the greatest (albeit least heralded) peacemakers of the 20th century. Described as "a cross between James Bond and Bobby Kennedy," he spent his life trying to end conflicts in the world's most dangerous places. Based on a book by Samantha Power, the film has been short-listed for the Best Documentary Oscar. So add it to your Netflix queue. And if you happen to be a member of the Academy, vote for Sergio!