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Episode 56 - The Elite Cycle and Limited Upward Mobility

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CNN's John Sutter looks at how elites buy their way into schools and other institutions. He says the only way for them to make their way in is to conform perfectly to the existing elites, desires and thoughts. This model over time creates stability, not just for the elites themselves, but for a society and for institutions, he says.

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