[seagullz]

Sanders probably isn’t saying that the US is identical to Russia. But the oligarchic nature in terms of policy preferences and influence when it comes to governance in the US seems to be a settled issue, per the 2014 landmark study [0].

[0] https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi...

[1] https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/is-america-an-ol...

[2] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/05/2...