Is the U.S. an Oligarchy? A Study Says Yes.

April 18, 2014 Is the U.S. an Oligarchy? A Study Says Yes. Andrew Prokop, Vox

The Associated Press Who really matters in our democracy — the general public, or wealthy elites?That's the topic of a newstudy by political scientists Martin Gilens of Princeton and Benjamin Page of Northwestern. The study's been getting lots ofattention, because the authors conclude, basically, that the US is a corrupt oligarchy where ordinary voters barely matter. Or as they put it, "economic elites and organized interest groups play a substantial part in ... Read Full Article ›› TAGGED: Oligarchy, Special Interests, Money, Politics

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