Ruling class or Power Elite? A contemporary application of C. Wright Mills?

If you’re looking for ways to give the concept of a Power Elite a contemporary classroom update you might like to think of how it can be applied in the context of a “War on Terror” and NSA / GNCQ surveillance.

Noam Chomsky’s article “Whose Security? How Washington Protects Itself and the Corporate Sector” contains some interesting examples / ideas you can pick-out for your students.