Tag: oligarchy

  • Trump vs the banks? Or just another power grab?

    Trump vs the banks? Or just another power grab?

    They say Donald Trump broke from the system. That he disrupted the global financial order, clashed with central banks, and terrified the architects of Western capitalism. But the truth may be far less revolutionary and far more calculated: what if he never opposed the system—only wanted to own it? What appears as rebellion might be…

  • The new oligarchy: Beijing, Mumbai, and the Silent empire

    The new oligarchy: Beijing, Mumbai, and the Silent empire

    For over a century, the Western elite controlled the script. Wall Street set the pace (aka the super-rich families and banks), Silicon Valley drove innovation, and Washington exported governance models dressed up as democracy. However, that world is gone. Today, a new oligarchy rises—not from Paris, Berlin, or New York, but from Beijing, Mumbai, and…