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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

When Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday, he was flanked by billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. An American government, closely aligned with money and power is something that ...

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 ...

Georgia’s parliament has begun discussions of an anti-oligarchy law in hopes of passing something that will satisfy European Union demands that the country “deoligarchize.” But with the ruling party ...

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 ...

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 ...