Oligarchy

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  • Oligarchy: Past and Present
    By Wesley Newman August 29, 2009
    Oligarchy means rule by the few and in Plato's description of this state the determining factor for leadership is wealth. This article examines his ideas on the evolution and nature of oligarchy and the relevance of Plato's work to today.
  • An American Oligarchy
    By Justin Steckbauer July 5, 2011
    Recent political events have taken us down a path to a system of lower and upper classes
  • Return to Class Warfare
    By Pavel Podolyak January 18, 2011
    The super rich are vastly outnumbered by aggressive personality types and suffer from acute nihilism. They will lose badly if they don't radically change their ways preemptively
  • American Republic or Corporate Oligarchy
    By B. Moore April 22, 2009
    Opinions on the commercialism of America, and some hopes on what President Barack Obama will do to help restore the power to the people.
  • El Salvador and the Lasting Effects of US Aid
    By C.M.Hunt November 7, 2005
    During the cold war, the US was siphoning weapons and propaganda through countries which were war-torn already. We did not help to abolish these problems, only perpetuate them. Now El Salvador is under the shroud of communist influence.