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Civics 101: Breaking down plutocracy and kleptocracy in America

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Pop quiz, NC: What’s a plutocracy?

This week’s edition of “Civics 101” from Senior Editor Billy Ball on the plutocracies, kleptocracies, and “idiocracies” we’re watching right now in America.

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  • Billy Ball

    Billy Ball is Cardinal & Pine’s senior newsletter editor. He’s covered local, state, and national politics, government, education, criminal justice, the environment, and immigration in North Carolina for almost two decades. His reporting and commentary have earned state, regional, and national awards. He’s also the founder of The Living South, a journalism project about the most interesting people in the American South.

    Have a story tip? Reach Billy at billy@couriernewsroom.com. For local reporting that connects the dots, from policy to people, sign up for Billy’s newsletter.

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