“Oligarchy isn’t created overnight—decades of policies and politics across parties in favor of giant corporations and the ultra-rich have got us here.”

Is the U.S. witnessing the rise of oligarchy?

“And so wealth has infused the policymaking process to great effect for a long, long time.”

Oligarchy in the open: What happens now as the U.S. is forced to confront its plutocracy problem?

“Winslow’s research traces this historical precedent, suggesting that today’s tech titans are the latest iteration of a long-standing trend.”

Defining Oligarchy: The Fusion of Wealth and Power in American Democracy