The U.S. Ruling Class and the Trump Regime

John Bellamy Foster revisits and critiques the contention that the U.S. capitalist class is not a governing class, or indeed a class-conscious bloc in any sense. However, he writes, the fact that the ruling-class oligarchy is now openly wielding power on the national and international stages as part of the Trump regime shows that the overwhelming political influence of the capitalist class is no longer in dispute as this alignment pushes the country deeper into neofascism.

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Monthly Review
Published
2025-04-01
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14452/mr-076-11-2025-04_1
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Social Policy and Reform Studies
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The U.S. Ruling Class and the Trump Regime

John Bellamy Foster
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The U.S. Ruling Class and the Trump Regime

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Abstract

John Bellamy Foster revisits and critiques the contention that the U.S. capitalist class is not a governing class, or indeed a class-conscious bloc in any sense. However, he writes, the fact that the ruling-class oligarchy is now openly wielding power on the national and international stages as part of the Trump regime shows that the overwhelming political influence of the capitalist class is no longer in dispute as this alignment pushes the country deeper into neofascism.

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