plutocracy | Watching America

Poland: Donald Trump — Elon Musk’s Worst Investment Yet

Danuta Kowalska - June 12, 2025. Published in Rzeczpospolita

[A]merica has turned into something of a plutocracy in which a handful of ultra-rich people decide the future of the country.

Colombia: The Collapse of Democracy 1

Patricia Simoni - December 5, 2024. Published in El Espectador

[A]n unprecedented project is being assembled toward the development of a plutocracy.

Argentina: The United States: A Crisis Long in the Making

Robin Koerner - January 19, 2021. Published in Página 12

[T]he political system of the United States is a plutocracy, not a democracy, in the sense that it is a government of the rich, by the rich, for the rich.

U.K.: Trashing Michael Bloomberg Does Little To Find a Credible Democrat Challenger

Lalatendu Das - February 22, 2020. Published in The Guardian

The White House hopefuls savaged the plutocrat, but is any of them a winner?

Canada: United States: Deceptive Tax Reform

Robin Koerner - December 14, 2017. Published in Le Devoir

How did a political party so clearly dedicated to defending the interests of a wealthy minority manage, in spite of everything, to be elected?

France: In Just 1 Year, Trump Has Established a Plutocracy That Is the Polar Opposite of What His Voters Expected

Robin Koerner - November 16, 2017. Published in Le Monde

Trump has managed to pull the wool over his voters’ eyes by attacking the decisions made by his predecessor in a systematic and almost obsessive manner.

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