A democracy is run by and for the benefit of the demos, the people. An oligarchy is run by and for the oligoi, the “few,” aka the morbidly rich. Thanks to a corrupt bloc of Republicans who’ve controlled the U.S. Supreme Court since the Nixon era, America is more than halfway through the transition from democracy to oligarchy.
The vast majority of voters want: Good public schools, Inexpensive and comprehensive healthcare coverage Debt-free college, Clean air and water, Quality infrastructure, Reasonably priced housing, Action on climate change, Easy access to a union, Adequate Social Security and Medicare for retirement, And real competition in the marketplace that brings back the small family- and locally-owned businesses that have been wiped out in the 41 years since Reagan stopped enforcing our nation’s anti-trust...