
Affirmative Action for Lazy, Bored Rich Kids
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker
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The History of Meritocracy in America
CNN's John Sutter recalls the days when Harvard and Yale wanted to be world's richest university. He says it was an explicit policy in these universities that rich kids were better bets for big donations. The people who run this country now who boast of their Harvard and Yale degrees are mostly young men and women, he says.
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