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IN MEMORIAM: Jimmy Carter: U.S. Is an 'Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery'
Jimmy Carter Speaks Out Against US 'Oligarchy' and Trump's Diplomatic FailuresFormer president bemoans money in politics and says tensions with Pyongyang won't subside until "we're willing to talk to them and treat them with respect as human beings"
Andrea Germanos
Sep 13, 2017
Former President Jimmy Carter has once again taken aim at money in the U.S. electoral process, saying Tuesday that it makes the nation function more as an "oligarchy than a democracy."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/09/13/jimmy-carter-speaks-out-against-us-oligarchy-and-trumps-diplomatic-failures
Rest In Peace.