We are not a democracy - we are a Constitutional Republic. But they are trying to turn us into a democracy - and we know what comes after a democracy...
You sure we are not a Corporate Republic? From a top view, the way the affairs of the nation are managed make more sense if you model the Government as solely dedicated to meeting the needs of Oligarch's/Plutocrats.
Pg 97 the War College has a good book review of the Plutocratic Insurgency Reader