Amanpour & Co: "How Oligarchs Dominate Our Democracies"

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Fewer than 60,000 people — 0.001% of the world's population — control three times as much wealth as half of humanity. This statistic from the World Inequality Report shows the extreme inequality in our modern world. Political scientist Jeffrey Winters argues that, while the wealthy have dominated the masses throughout history, the gulf between oligarchs and the average citizen today is even greater than during Imperial Rome. In his new book, Winters points out one key difference: Today, this disparity is often achieved and maintained through democratic means. The author joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss this so-called "blind spot."

Originally aired on May 29, 2026