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News about Putin’s Russia often refers to “oligarchs.” These are extremely wealthy people who use their wealth and power to shape government policies to further enrich themselves.

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The failure of Republicans, on the first day of the new Congress, to elect a speaker of the House points to how close our nation is to being held hostage by an extreme minority. The far-right minority is interested in killing the federal government. They talk of defunding the government and letting it default on its financial commitments. That would destroy the U.S. and turn it into a Third World nation. Any House speaker supported by the extremists will have to allow them to have their way. As a centrist Democrat, I urge Democratic House members to identify a centrist

The assault on Paul Pelosi is a reminder of how close our nation came Jan. 6, 2021, to seeing our elected representatives being beaten or killed in an effort to prevent the peaceful transfer of government. Political violence is a harbinger of dictatorship. Charlottesville was a warning of how white supremacists can use violence to enforce their view (much like the Ku Klux Klan and “nightriders”). Two years ago, Trump did not want to concede so he egged his supporters on to attack the Capitol. He wanted to illegally hold on to power. Elsewhere, plans were thwarted for kidnappings and