
The Oligarchy Unveiled: America’s Wealth Pyramid, Global Mobility, and the New Age of Plunder
The Shape of the Pyramid: Unprecedented Concentration of Wealth America’s founding vision—of a land of opportunity, widespread ownership, and a robust middle class—is now a mirage. The reality, as exposed by economists like Thomas Piketty and data from the World Inequality Database, is stark: Globally, the picture is