So, Why Are Some People Saying the US Is Becoming an Oligarchy Today? Talk of the US becoming an oligarchy is growing, with Biden’s warning driving a spike in Google searches to the term.

The scene set up the possibility of “a new kind of American oligarchy,” my colleagues Michael Scherer and Ashley Parker wrote in The Atlantic that afternoon.

An oligarchy is a form of government, just as a democracy or monarchy is. Here's how it works and a few examples of countries some say it applies to.

Meanwhile, the wealthiest Spartiates kept on buying land — remember, Sparta was an oligarchy — and increased the gap between rich and poor.

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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Northwestern University political science professor Jeffrey Winters about what some have called the oligarchy shaping American politics and society.

President Joe Biden warned Americans of an "oligarchy" on the rise just five days before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the office.

The city soon surrendered. The victorious Spartans installed an oligarchy to rule their defeated neighbor, ushering in a bloody period of witch hunts and political executions.