https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2022/02/the-age-of-plutocracy?emci=61695df0-c598-ec11-a507-281878b83d8a&emdi=8832a6a1-c898-ec11-a507-281878b83d8a&ceid=6171896
If the link doesn't work (after copying & pasting), do a Search for the first line only up through "...plutocracy?".
It all started about fifty years ago in the early 1970's. Up through today, it only has gotten worse--- more plutocrats and less truly participatory democracy. A paradigm shift is needed.
The article is an extract from a book, and it's highly informative.
Not only my opinion. Be Well