kottke.org1d ago
“In today’s new Gilded Age, the 900-plus billionaires in the US have far too much influence over our elections, our economy, our government policies and our news media, and it’s urgent for Americans to create a movement to curb their power…” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/15/billionaire-curb-power-movement
America needs a movement to curb billionaires’ power

The country’s 900 billionaires have far too much influence over our government and economy. Here’s how we can reduce the power of the ultra-rich

The Guardian
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@kottke At the turn of the 19th century, Teddy Roosevelt saw this and made some changes
https://traffic.libsyn.com/yinhistory/EP101-Oligarchs.mp3
Mar 16 at 11:49pmWeb