# Oligarchy on The No Agenda Show Oligarchy comes up in 5 chapters across 5 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from December 2014 to April 2025. - **Chapters:** 5 - **Episodes:** 5 - **Discussed:** December 2014 – April 2025 - **Related topics:** [Bernie Sanders](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bernie-sanders.md), [Austerity](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/austerity.md), [Betsy Devos](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/betsy-devos.md), [Canada](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/canada.md), [Cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [Corruption](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corruption.md), [Democracy Now](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/democracy-now.md), [Euro](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/euro.md), [Genocide](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/genocide.md), [Greece](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/greece.md) ## Chapters 1–5 of 5 ### Yale Historians, Canada Relocation, Oligarchy Supercut - **Episode:** [1756: AG Barbie](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1756-ag-barbie.md) - **Published:** 2025-04-17 - **Time:** 2:27:40–2:32:07 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1756-ag-barbie/chapter/yale-historians-canada-relocation-oligarchy-supercut.md A viral TikTok claims that three prominent Yale historians, including Timothy Snyder, have fled to Canada to escape "fascism" under the Trump administration. Adam Curry clarifies that the individuals moved for lucrative job offers or personal reasons rather than political asylum. This is followed by a supercut of Bernie Sanders warning about the rise of oligarchy in America from 1993 to 2025. Keywords: [yale](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/yale.md), historians, [canada](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/canada.md), [timothy snyder](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/timothy-snyder.md), [bernie sanders](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bernie-sanders.md), [oligarchy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oligarchy.md) ### Bernie Sanders, Oligarchy and Campaign Contributions - **Episode:** [897: Douchebag Disneyland](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/897-douchebag-disneyland.md) - **Published:** 2017-01-22 - **Time:** 2:18:18–2:20:34 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/897-douchebag-disneyland/chapter/bernie-sanders-oligarchy-and-campaign-contributions.md Senator Bernie Sanders challenged Betsy DeVos during her confirmation hearing regarding her family's massive contributions to the Republican Party. Sanders framed the appointment as a move toward an "oligarchic form of society" where billionaires control political life. Keywords: [bernie sanders](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bernie-sanders.md), [betsy devos](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/betsy-devos.md), [oligarchy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oligarchy.md), [republican party](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/republican-party.md), [wealth](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/wealth.md) ### Guatemala Corruption Uprising, President Perez Molina - **Episode:** [752: Gender Binary](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/752-gender-binary.md) - **Published:** 2015-08-30 - **Time:** 2:37:38–2:44:30 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/752-gender-binary/chapter/guatemala-corruption-uprising-president-perez-molina.md Guatemala is facing a massive political uprising and general strike calling for the resignation of President Otto Pérez Molina over a $100 million corruption scandal. Critics on Democracy Now! argue that the unrest is rooted in the military's history of genocide against the Mayan population during the 1980s, which was allegedly supported by the CIA. The segment notes a lack of mainstream media coverage and context regarding the role of the Guatemalan oligarchy. Keywords: [guatemala](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/guatemala.md), perez molina, [corruption](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/corruption.md), [cia](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/cia.md), [genocide](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/genocide.md), [oligarchy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oligarchy.md), [democracy now](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/democracy-now.md) ### Yanis Varoufakis on Greek Debt and Oligarchy - **Episode:** [715: Tom Tatoe](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/715-tom-tatoe.md) - **Published:** 2015-04-23 - **Time:** 2:07:07–2:10:08 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/715-tom-tatoe/chapter/yanis-varoufakis-on-greek-debt-and-oligarchy.md Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis discusses the failure of austerity measures and the need to "reboot" the Greek economy. He argues that the current system allows the oligarchy to maintain tax immunity while the base of the social economy suffers. Varoufakis maintains that Europe will not expel Greece from the Euro despite philosophical differences. Keywords: [yanis varoufakis](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/yanis-varoufakis.md), [greece](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/greece.md), [euro](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/euro.md), [austerity](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/austerity.md), [oligarchy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oligarchy.md) ### Gillens Flatline, Financial Elite Influence - **Episode:** [678: Sir London Foley Presents](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/678-sir-london-foley-presents.md) - **Published:** 2014-12-14 - **Time:** 1:30:17–1:34:55 - **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/678-sir-london-foley-presents/chapter/gillens-flatline-financial-elite-influence.md Research by professors Martin Gillens and Benjamin Page, often called the "Gillens Flatline," demonstrates that U.S. government policy is almost entirely driven by the preferences of financial elites. The study found that the desires of average citizens have a near-zero statistically significant impact on legislative outcomes. This trend reportedly solidified around 1970, marking a divergence between public interest and government action. Keywords: martin gillens, benjamin page, financial elites, [public policy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/public-policy.md), [oligarchy](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/oligarchy.md) --- This is the markdown version of a page on The No Agenda Show for AI agents. Every public page on this site has one: add `.md` to its URL, or request it with `Accept: text/markdown`. - [Site index for agents (llms.txt)](https://search.noagendashow.net/llms.txt) - [Home](https://search.noagendashow.net/index.md) - [Search transcripts](https://search.noagendashow.net/search.md) - [All episodes](https://search.noagendashow.net/episodes.md) - [Topics](https://search.noagendashow.net/topics.md) - [People](https://search.noagendashow.net/people.md)