Political Science 2244E Lecture Notes - Edward Snowden, Social Movement Theory, Julian Assange
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Us: navy yard shooting, colorado flooding; millions of dollars worth of repair needed. Originally all of the weapons were all in one spot, but they are being dispersed making it more difficult for un inspectors to keep tabs; stall tactic: costa concordia. Attempting to raise this cruise ship out of the water (after approximately 20 months). Many families of those killed are hesitant as they don"t want to find remains. Multi-national corporations (mncs), federal reserve (whoever controls money controls power). We, the people. : originally, if you weren"t rich white male, you had no say and no vote, this has changed by the struggle to live up to this ideal. Us"s history has been an attempt to attain this ideal of we the people. A continuous struggle to realize this ideal. The people via interest groups can have a piece of the power: elite theory. The wealthy and powerful: social movement theory.