As billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg grow more powerful, many are asking: Is America still a democracy, or is it turning into an oligarchy? The rich have always influenced ...

Violent attacks against ICE and law enforcement coincide with inflammatory rhetoric, as history shows extremist violence has ...

A recent Harvard Kennedy School Allen Lab for Democracy Renovation event focused on the increasing global influence of an elite group of wealthy and powerful tech leaders—the tech oligarch—and the ...

Sanders is appearing in Fort Worth just short of 24 hours after President Donald Trump launched a series of airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facility sites. News of the strikes came to Sanders last ...

Lately, the word oligarchy has been making more appearances than a Kardashian on a red carpet. Yet, despite its newfound stardom in conversations, debates, and headlines, many Americans are left ...

This is not the takeover of government by oligarchs—it is an aspiring oligarchy overthrowing an old one by seizing government ...

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Democrats are debating whether to use the term "oligarchy" to describe the Trump administration, with some arguing it doesn't resonate beyond lefty coastal audiences and others arguing it is a ...

The oligarchic spectrum in Indonesia shows how economic power is translated into political dynastic power, says a University ...