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 the ...

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 ...

In his farewell address, President Biden warned that an "oligarchy" of extreme wealth and power is threatening American democracy. Biden believes this concentration of power in the hands of a few ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden in his Wednesday farewell speech to the nation warned that American democracy was ...

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In short, an oligarchy is an elite few who control the government’s actions. By using the pointedly negative term “oligarchy,” Biden equated this moment — when the world’s wealthiest men are feting ...