Supreme court, Facebook, Fed: three horsemen of democracy’s apocalypse | Robert Reich

These unaccountable bodies hold increasing sway over US government. Their abuses of power affect us all

The week's news has been dominated by the supreme court, whose term began on Monday; the Federal Reserve, and whether it will start responding to inflation by raising interest rates; and Facebook, which a whistleblower claimed intentionally seeks to enrage and divide Americans in order to generate engagement and ad revenue.

The common thread is the growing influence of these three power centers over our lives, even as they become less accountable to us. As such, they present a fundamental challenge to democracy.