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Joseph Raso is the author of A Tale of Two Factions: The US Power Structure Since World War II (published 2018). He taught political science at McMaster University in Canada and has worked at think tanks in Washington, DC.
(3 comments) SHARE Sunday, October 7, 2018 Trump and the Factions of the US Oligarchy
Trump is backed by one faction of the US oligarchy and opposed by the dominant "liberal" faction. Most of the media is associated with the liberal establishment, accounting for much of the negative coverage this administration is receiving. Neither faction represents democratic interests.