"The Trump administration is replacing American democracy with a kleptocracy, a system of corruption in which a network of ruling elites use the institutions of government to steal public assets for their own private gain.

It is the system Russia’s president Vladimir Putin exploits in Russia, and President Donald J. Trump is working to establish it in the United States of America." - Heather Cox Richardson

#HeatherCoxRichardson
#Kleptocracy
#Corruption
#USPOL

"The Trump administration is replacing American democracy with a kleptocracy, a system of corruption in which a network of ruling elites use the institutions of government to steal public assets for their own private gain.

It is the system Russia’s president Vladimir Putin exploits in Russia, and President Donald J. Trump is working to establish it in the United States of America." - Heather Cox Richardson

#HeatherCoxRichardson
#Kleptocracy
#Corruption
#USPOL

@randahl
I wish I’d listened to this #HeatherCoxRichardson explainer before writing to my senators. There is much more nuance in the apparent Senate Democrat capitulation than I appreciated. She also goes into why someone like Bernie Sanders shouldn’t be minority leader. He’s much more valuable out front. Lesson learned. (One commenter said HCR’s streams should be called “HCR talks you off the ledge.” )

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ICXBZ1X1UhU