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Tag Archives: oligarchy
OLIGARCH NATION
Revenge of the Billionaires: How an Oligarchy of the Morbidly Rich Can Take Down Democracy By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ November 22, 2019 The current issue of the Atlantic magazine founded itself in the years just before the Civil War, is ominously … Continue reading
Posted in America, Economics, government, inequality, politics
Tagged 2nd civil war, AlterNet, Donald Trump, Jimmy Carter, oligarchy, Thom Hartmann
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IGNORANCE ISN’T BLISS
The corporate media ignores the rise of oligarchy. The rest of us shouldn’t By Bernie Sanders/ The Guardian/ March 16, 2018 The rapid rise of oligarchy and wealth and income inequality is the great moral, economic, and political issue of … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, government, inequality, labor, media, politics, Uncategorized
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Koch Brothers, oligarchy, the Guardian
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The Triumph of the Oligarchy
By Robert Reich/ robertreich.org/ December 17, 2017 By passing the tax plan, Republican donors will save billions — paying a lower top tax rate, doubling the amount their heirs can receive tax-free, and treating themselves as “pass-through” businesses able to … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, economy, government, inequality, politics, Republican Party, taxes, Uncategorized
Tagged Donald Trump, Koch Brothers, oligarchs, oligarchy, Robert Reich, tax plan
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The Billionaires Won. The Rest of Us Lost.
By Arlen Grossman It’s not your grandfather’s America anymore. Democracy in the United States has failed. So we shouldn’t be surprised when tax cuts favor the wealthy, and we see the rich growing richer and the poor losing ground. In addition, … Continue reading
Posted in America, corporations, economy, government, inequality, politics
Tagged Benjamin Page, Big Corporations, billionaires, Lewis Powell, Martin Gilens, oligarchy, plutocracy, Powell Memo
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Is America Past the Point of No Return?
(It may be my imagination, but Thom Hartmann appears to be channeling and expanding on my June 25 Op-Ed…..) Oligarchs representing monopolistic Big Pharma, Big Banks, and Big Retail/Fast Food are devastating us. By Thom Hartmann/ AlterNet/ July 4, 2017 … Continue reading
Posted in America, economy, government, inequality, politics, Republican Party, Uncategorized
Tagged AlterNet, Franklin Roosevelt, Henry Wallace, Jimmy Carter, Lewis Powell, oligarchy, Thom Hartmann
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THE AMERICAN PEOPLE NEVER WIN–HERE’S WHY
**Headline and first line changed from prior posting **Headlined at OpEd News, June 28 By Arlen Grossman There’s a reason most Americans don’t get what they want. Billionaires and Large Corporations own this country. Period. They make the rules and … Continue reading
HOW CORPORATE MEDIA FAILS US
We Have All Won An Oligarchy and Lost A Democracy By Thom Hartmann/ thomhartmann.com/ September 26, 2016 Here’s a thought experiment for you. Ask yourself, “When was the last time I heard any conversation at all about the role of … Continue reading
Posted in corporations, government, media, politics
Tagged corporate media, democracy, mainstream news, oligarchy, Thom Hartmann
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But You Knew That
Princeton Concludes What Kind of Government America Really Has, and It’s Not a Democracy By Tom McKay/ PolicyMic/ April 16, 2014 The news: A new scientific study from Princeton researcher Martin Gilens and Northwestern researcher Benjamin I. Page has finally put some science … Continue reading
RFK Jr: Democracy Under Assault
BPR Quote of the Day: “American democracy is under assault….. The senators and congressmen (the Super PACS) fund and elect are not representing the United States—they are representing Koch and its oil industry cronies, Big Pharma, and the Wall Street banksters … Continue reading