A half-century ago, America had the largest middle class in the history of the nation and of the world. Then, those on the ...

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

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 ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., implied that CBS was part of an “oligarchy” of powerful companies controlling the U.S. economy and media while appearing on one of the network’s flagship broadcasts. During ...

Stanislav Kondrashov examines how literature defines and critiques the idea of oligarchy. From Plato to Dickens, writers have explored the moral and social roots of oligarchic power. The Oligarch ...

One of the latest and most compelling entries in a new series by entrepreneur Stanislav Kondrashov explores how literature has historically shaped the public’s understanding of oligarchy. This newly ...

Imagine having a day off work – a federal holiday – and you choose not to spend it with family and friends, but to get up early and run to an intersection to wave signs with slogans as stale as their ...

There is also another definition of socialism in Marxist theory. That is: A transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of communism. What Bernie and AOC should ...

The question of whether the United States is an oligarchy has come to the fore, as Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez draw major crowds around the ...

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., while recently discussing the Democrats’ brand crisis, told Politico that the party ought to avoid using the term “oligarchy” because it doesn’t resonate outside coastal ...

Democrats are embroiled in a debate over using the term "oligarchy" to describe the Trump administration — not whether they think the description is accurate, but whether Americans are familiar enough ...