United States of Oligarchy with Casey Michel

n recent years, the term "oligarchy" has surfaced more frequently in discussions about American democracy, particularly as wealth inequality widens. But what does it mean for a nation to be governed by a select few wealthy individuals? In this blog post, we delve into insights from historian Casey Michel, author of "United States of Oligarchy" We’ll explore the concept of oligarchy, its implications for democracy, and how this phenomenon manifests within the United States. To keep up to date with Casey head to Human Rights Foundation's Combating Kleptocracy Program https://hrf.org/program/combating-kleptocracy/ his website https://www.caseymichel.com/ his X https://x.com/cjcmichel his Instagram https://www.instagram.com/caseyjcmichel?utm\source=ig\web\button\share\_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== His Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/caseymichel/ Grab a copy of United States of Oligarchy https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14692/9781250430113 If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: [jackson@historywithjackson.co.uk](mailto:jackson@historywithjackson.co.uk) To support History with Jackson to carry on creating content subscribe to History with Jackson+ on Apple Podcasts or support us on our Patreon! To catch up on everything to do with History with Jackson head to www.HistorywithJackson.co.uk Follow us on Facebook at @HistorywithJackson Follow us on Instagram at @HistorywithJackson Follow us on X/Twitter at @HistorywJackson Follow us on TikTok at @HistorywithJackson * * * Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.