Donald Trump’s second inauguration made one thing unmistakably clear: billionaires wield incredible influence in this administration.

Onstage with Trump were Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Elon Musk. Six billionaires have been appointed to cabinet level positions with seven more billionaires appointed to high level positions in the administration. It was a Billionaire Coup—one that’s undermining democracy and driving the planet toward ecological ruin.

Billionaire coup: How extreme wealth is killing the planet – The Understory – Rainforest Action Network