Officially, our form of government in the U.S. is a representative democracy. This means citizens vote for their government officials. But Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is of a different opinion. “Of ...

For years, political experts have warned that America is in a state of democratic decline. Now some say democracy in the US could be giving way to something else entirely: an oligarchy. That's an ...

This book excerpt is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. For most of human history, trying ...

President Joe Biden used his farewell speech Wednesday to call out what he referred to as a nascent oligarchy in the United States. Perhaps unsurprisingly, Google Analytics appears to show that a lot ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — In his farewell speech to the nation and days before President-elect Donald Trump takes office for a second time, President Joe Biden warned Americans of an "oligarchy" of the ...

Vice President JD Vance wrote on social media this month: “When a president is elected by the people and then does what he promised to do, that’s democracy. When a president is thwarted by unelected ...

MARTHA MACCALLUM (CO-HOST): Fighting the oligarchy, Greg. Is that resonating with Americans? GREG GUTFELD (CO-HOST): I'm going to define what an oligarchy is and where you can find one. It means ...

The Oxford English Dictionary‘s definition cites the clunky prose of American Political Science Review: “An oligarchy is an organization characterized by the fact that … the highest degree of ...

On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump was officially inaugurated and sworn into office. The three wealthiest people in the world, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg, sat side-by-side in the front ...