The share of American wealth held by the 19 lucky souls in this top 0.00001 percent now stands at 2 percent, a ten-fold increase from the share these deep pockets held over four decades ago in 1982.

Cortez, D-N.Y., acknowledge the cheering crowd during a “Fighting Oligarchy” event in Los Angeles, Saturday, April 12, ...

The "Fighting Oligarchy" tour's next stop is Gloria Molina Grand Park in Los Angeles on April 12. Sanders and Ocasio-Cortez are scheduled to speak, according to Sanders' website. No other upcoming ...

Percy C. Hintzen is a native of Guyana. He is Professor Emeritus at the University of California Berkeley and until recently was Professor of Global and Sociocultural Studies in the School of ...

Re “It’s About Ideology, Not Oligarchy,” by Ross Douthat (column, March 23): Ross Douthat asks the right questions in this column: Why have Elon Musk and the other Silicon Valley hotshots ...

Over the past five to seven years, democracy and rights have been on a downward slide in nearly every country in Asia that is either a mature, long-lasting democracy or something close to it.

Historically, there has been the proverbial argument about whether the United States is a democracy or republic. The answer is the United States is both. But that question pales in comparison to ...

They stood in an honored position in the U.S. Capitol with Musk, Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook and other business leaders in what The Guardian called a display of the “oligarchy” and the ...

But within the United States itself, the greatest concerns are associated with administration actions that, for many, suggest a deliberate destruction of American democracy. Such fears in the US ...

When I hear Democrats whine about a duly elected president being a “threat to democracy,” I can’t help but think about a line from “Fight for Your Right” by the Beastie Boys ...

Is democracy on the decline? One research institution says not only is the answer to that question “yes,” but that the decline has been happening for years – and the so-called democratic ...