Rising Up With Sonali
Sonali Kolhatkar
08/03/2026
With Donald Trump’s second presidency eroding so many more safeguards on democracy than ever before, and with the minting of the world’s first trillionaire in the US, Elon Musk, the future of American democracy looks bleak. A new report by the Institute for Policy Studies offers clarity and a path forward. The report, Forging a Democracy that Works For All, hones in on billionaire power as a central focus.
Lindsay Koshgarian is the Program Director of the National Priorities Project (NPP), at the Institute for Policy Studies. Her work on federal budget priorities highlights the militarization of the federal budget and the corresponding lack of investment in people and the planet. She spoke with Sonali Kolhatkar about IPS's new report.
