Democracy’s Prospects: Looking Backward

In the past, political transparency toward the people was antithetical to the government by an aristocratic elite. But has the US ever been a a government of, by, and for the people and how could it genuinely become one?

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Democracy Incorporated, by Sheldon Wolin

Sheldon S. Wolin

An unprecedented combination of corporate and state power has progressively shaped itself in the U.S. after WWII, as Sheldon S. Wolin characterized it, “Inverted Totalitarianism.” What is behind this concept?

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Human Animals

On October 9, 2023, Yoav Gallant declared a genocidal intent on behalf of the Israeli government. Nothing really exceptional. The rhetoric behind it has long served Israel’s territorial interests.

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The Demons of Violence

Non-Violence, also known as The Knotted Gun. Bronze sculpture by Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd. United Nations headquarters in New York City.

“My biggest objection to violence stems from the fact that it simply doesn’t work, or doesn’t work nearly as well as nonviolent resistance.” (Srdja Popovic)

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See the Big Picture

“All the world’s a stage,” said Shakespeare. Along with a new role for Market and State, new characters such as Household, Commons, Society, and Earth are required on stage in the 21st-century economics’ play.

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