How American Oligarchs Are Pushing America to the Brink of Fascism

It used to be more difficult for the ultra wealthy to buy American democracy.

By Thom Hartmann / AlterNet

As the American Heritage Dictionary noted, fascism is, "A system of government that exercises a dictatorship of the extreme right, typically through the merging of state and business leadership, together with belligerent nationalism."

Well, it may well be on our doorstep. And the oligarchs are plotting their final takeover by using their economic dominance to capture governmental power; specifically, the governmental power which sets the rules for the very marketplace that provides the oligarchs with such massive wealth.