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Ten years ago, political scientists Martin Gilens of Princeton University and Benjamin Page of Northwestern University took an extraordinary data set and a small army of researchers and set out to determine whether America could still credibly call itself a democracy.
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Political scientists Martin Gilens and Benjamin Page took a data set and researchers to determine if America could still be called a democracy ten years ago
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Policycast
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{
    "date": "Ten years ago",
    "topic": "Democracy",
    "researchers": [
        "Martin Gilens",
        "Benjamin Page"
    ]
}
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Politics Research
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February 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM (6 months ago)
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February 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM (6 months ago)

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Oligarchy Out in the Open: What Happens Now as the U.S. Is Forced to Confront Its Plutocracy
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Archon Fung and Lawrence Lessig discuss the rise of oligarchy in the US, fueled by billionaire influence. They analyze the implications of this trend and propose policy recommendations to address the corrupting influence of money in politics.

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