America Inc.: How the Corporate World Took Over Washington

From the founding of the nation to Trump’s second administration, America’s government is increasingly being run like a business—and the people are paying the price.

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America was founded with grand ideas: liberty, justice, and democracy. But somehow, over the course of the past few centuries, we’ve gotten off track. What was meant to be a government “by the people, for the people” has slowly transformed into a government “by the corporations, for the corporations.” And as the nation prepares for President-elect Trump’s second term in 2025, it’s clear: Washington has become a corporate headquarters, and the people? Well, they’re just the shareholders.

It didn’t happen overnight, of course. The path toward turning the U.S. government into a corporation has been long, stretching from the early days of America to today. But under Trump’s leadership, it’s more evident than ever that the government is no longer a public service—it’s a business venture, and the top brass are the same billionaires who dominate the financial and corporate world.