10 Ways Our Democracy Is Crumbling Around Us

By Les Leopold, AlterNet
Posted on April 5, 2012, Printed on April 7, 2012

Our democracy is in grave danger. In fact, it may already be fatally wounded as a financial oligopoly increasingly dominates American politics and the economy. What’s most remarkable about this new form of oligarchy is that it has no face. There are no flesh and blood oligarchs, only unnamed investors. The big financial sharks can swim among our 401ks. They can flex their awesome power without getting fingered. They can set the entire direction of government activity without lobbying at all.

Here are 10 reasons to worry.