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This form of government leaves power in the hands of a few: Oligarchies explained
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOfficially, our form of government in the U.S. is a representative democracy. This means citizens...
American oligarchy: The fight for democracy is just the first step
Salon via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNikki Haley; Donald Trump; Jeff Bezos Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images Historians have been...
What is popular sovereignty? Understanding how the doctrine works and what it means in a democracy.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFrom an oligarchy to a democracy to a constitutional monarchy, there are many ways government can operate. The government is a representative democracy, meaning citizens vote for their government ...
Are Our Oligarchs Going to Drag Us Into Civil War?
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 1 week agoThe headline in this week’s Fortune reads: “Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns U.S. is ‘on the brink’ and estimates a more than 1 in 3 chance of civil...
The battle between autocracy and democracy has blinded us to the A.l. oligopoly
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoIn 411 BC, during the Peloponnesian War, the democratic government of Athens was overthrown and...
Could DeSantis save lives with migrant move? Is MAGA driving GOP? Letters, Sept. 25, 2022
TCPalm | Treasure Coast Newspapers via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDo the math: Costco project a prime example of an old adage about figures Figures don't lie, but...
Opinion: After the 2024 presidential election, what kind of government will we have?
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWe are well into the 2024 presidential campaign and many of us are worried about what will happen...
My Take: Making democracy happen
The Sault News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMany Americans seem to feel that democracy is a reward that society reaps by enabling free, individualized action, mostly unrestrained by the government....
Disregard for the Constitution? That’s on Us.
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 6 months ago'The Signing of the Constitution of the United States,' by Howard Chandler Christy. (Photo by GraphicaArtis/Getty Images) Many people love to hate the...
LETTER: Don't hope for change in November, vote
Northwest Florida Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoGovernment is the only entity capable of standing up to elite and corporate power. But not if they own it. Long before their fierce battle with FDR, the...
