A stealth virus, it was embedded in America’s economic DNA for a century, biding its time, waiting for the appropriate ...

This is no country for old men.” Three years later, in 1965, Medicare was created. A major expansion of Social Security ...

For our May + June 2026 issue, Mother Jones explores the roots and reach of Silicon Valley’s biggest merger ever and the ...

Political reform is hindered by entrenched power structures, demanding comprehensive change to challenge the status quo.

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 ...

"Oligarchy is a system in which a small number of extremely wealthy individuals control the economic, political, and media life of a nation. It is a system in which ordinary people have very little ...

Learn what oligarchy means, how it shapes power, and why growing inequality raises concerns about democracy in the US. For years, Oxfam—along with advocates and activists around the world—have argued ...

Bernie Sanders sits down with Laura Flanders on his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour. Laura Flanders spoke with Senator Bernie Sanders on his "Fighting Oligarchy" tour, to hear his plan to protect democracy ...

The Democrats, casting about for an anti-Trump narrative, have found a word: “oligarchy.” It was part of Joe Biden’s farewell address; it’s central to Sen. Bernie Sanders’ barnstorming; it shows up in ...