Joe Biden, in his farewell address, argued that “an oligarchy is taking shape in America.” More recently, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told a crowd of 10,000 in Arizona that “we are witnessing an ...

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has spent much of this year crisscrossing the country on what he calls the “Fighting Oligarchy” tour — a grassroots campaign aimed at rallying Americans against what he ...

America's rising oligarchs see Trump as a convenient tool by which their own power and wealth can be expanded. Being an old Russia hand (I worked in Moscow for many years, including a stint at the ...

Though Donald Trump attracted more support than ever from working-class voters in the 2024 US presidential election, he has long embraced an agenda that benefits the wealthiest Americans above all.

In February, the economist Gabriel Zucman posted an absolutely stunning graphic online that depicts the wealth of America richest 0.00001 percent as a share of our nation’s total household wealth. The ...

U.S Sen. Bernie Sanders and Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, center, wave to the crowd during a rally at the University of Texas in Austin in October. The Democratic politicians will speak ...