Democracy for the Few — Class Power and the Architecture of U.S. Politics
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
This episode explores Democracy for the Few by Michael Parenti as a systems-level analysis of how constitutional design, class power, labor repression, and corporate influence shape the American political order.
Rather than framing U.S. political dysfunction as accidental drift or individual corruption, this analysis examines how institutions were structured to stabilize property, manage democratic pressure, and protect concentrated wealth. The episode traces how these incentives shape labor struggles, public…
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