Introducing #1690 Oligarchy Unmasked: Why Billionaires Hate Democracy and How They're Dismantling It from Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy.

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Air Date 2/11/2025

The very rich, as has been noted before, are not on the side of regular people. And even if you think that the federal government needs a major reboot, no one but the ultra-wealthy are going to be happy with what they build in the aftermath of the administrative coup currently underway.

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ACTIVISM ROUNDUP

KEY POINTS

KP 1: How Oligarchs Took Over The World - Double Down News - Air Date 1-9-25

KP 2: Is Elon Musk Staging a Coup? Unelected Billionaire Seizes Control at Treasury Dept. & Other Agencies - Democracy Now! - Air Date 2-3-25

KP 3: The Oligarchy's Power is Waking America Up - Velshi - Air Date 1-27-25

KP 4: DARK GOTHIC MAGA: How Tech Billionaires Plan to Destroy America Part 1 - Blonde Politics | The Silly Serious - Air Date 11-13-24

KP 5: Why the Tech Bros Allied with Trump - Zeteo - Air Date 2-2-25

KP 6: President Trump and the Power of the Purse - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 2-5-25

(51:21) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the dream of the accelerationists

DEEPER DIVES

(56:16) SECTION A: HISTORICAL CONTEXT

(1:40:21) SECTION B: GOVERNMENT DESTRUCTION

(2:25:04) SECTION C: THE BROS

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Description: A composite image showing a wrecking ball - with Elon Musk’s face on it - smashes a white wall.

Credit: Composite design by A. Hoffman. Image sourced from Pixabay. | License: Pixabay

 

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