Apparently, no one is running things. Were a decentralized civilization despite constant efforts by some to accimulate power. Some people try to control others to gain advantage, and some people accept or reject those efforts to maximize their own advantage. The fears that there is an evil mastermind directing mindless serfs is a myth. I don't know anyone who does things because Bill or klaus, or even Joe said so. But many will do whatever their doctor tells them to do. So, in that sense the medical industry seems to be running things that matter to many people. Mercola had a post this morning that doctors misdiagnosed millions of emergency cases, killing hundreds of thousands. Blind faith in them is misplaced. George Washington was killed by his doctors. We never learn. But the medics aren't forcing a war between nuclear superpowers. But like all other wars, that's not driven by an evil mastermind either, but by a confluence of stupid mistakes by clumsy politicians. Human nature is running things.