Original Air Date: 12/15/2017
The history and current state of rich people seeking to undermine democratic rule by the people in favor of oligarchy for the rich
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Show NotesCh. 1: Why The Koch Brothers Despise The Constitution - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date: 07-26-17
Ch. 2: Jane Mayer on the Rise of Conservative Orthodoxy - On The Media - Air Date 5-5-17
Ch. 3: The complicated reality of corruption rules. @BackStory - Air Date: 11-24-17
Ch. 4: Millionaire Donor Threatens Democrats - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-14-17
Ch. 5: Why our democracy in is danger - Belabored (@DissentMag) - Air Date 5-13-16
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