Summary

In his farewell speech, President Joe Biden warned of a growing “oligarchy” in the U.S., where extreme wealth and power threaten democracy.

Comparing modern elites to 19th-century robber barons, he called for reforms to hold the wealthy accountable, as done in the past.

Biden also criticized a “tech-industrial complex” concentrating power and spreading disinformation, weakening democracy.

His remarks sparked a surge in Google searches for “oligarchy.”

The speech comes amid rising concerns about policies favoring billionaires, like Trump’s tax cuts and potential cuts to social safety programs.

  • Etterra
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    10 hours ago

    I love how public education removed civics and history to make room for… let me check my notes… Social Studies.

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      5 hours ago

      Social studies was history? And civics and economics and religion/philosophy and geography. It’s just the overarching name for the study of human society.

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        5 hours ago

        Yea i don’t know what the above is on about. Social studies included civics and history.