Traitors to Their Class

By: Branko Marcetic

Rich people today mostly post Instagram photos of themselves. They used to sometimes do left-wing politics too.

Illustrations by Ayumi Takahashi

Thanks to a banner 2016 and some great book sales, Bernie Sanders finally joined the ranks of the one percent, which, along with his fancy winter coat, has fueled accusations of hypocrisy. But Sanders isn’t the first child of the New Left to turn against his fellow social betters. The 1960s and ’70s was an […]

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Thanks to a banner 2016 and some great book sales, Bernie Sanders finally joined the ranks of the one percent, which, along with his fancy winter coat, has fueled accusations of hypocrisy. But Sanders isn’t the first child of the New Left to turn against his fellow social betters. The 1960s and ’70s was an […]

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Thanks to a banner 2016 and some great book sales, Bernie Sanders finally joined the ranks of the one percent, which, along with his fancy winter coat, has fueled accusations of hypocrisy. But Sanders isn’t the first child of the New Left to turn against his fellow social betters. The 1960s and ’70s was an […]

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Thanks to a banner 2016 and some great book sales, Bernie Sanders finally joined the ranks of the one percent, which, along with his fancy winter coat, has fueled accusations of hypocrisy. But Sanders isn’t the first child of the New Left to turn against his fellow social betters. The 1960s and ’70s was an […]

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