I thought I knew what "oligarchy" meant. I was totally wrong

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I thought “oligarchy” meant Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. But those guys are just the tip of the iceberg. I had no idea what a massive phenomenon oligarchy really is.

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- Annette Alstadsæter, Skatteforsk - Centre for Tax Research

- Kimberly Kay Hoang, University of Chicago

- Quinn Slobodian, Boston University

- Luke Winslow, Baylor University

- Jeffrey Winters, Northwestern University

- Casey Michel

- Whizy Kim

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