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Democracy Matter by Cornel West

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:47:14 -0400

Amazon.com n Democracy Matters, Cornel West’s follow-up to 1993’s Race Matters, the author’s diagnosis of the state of modern American democracy is grim. The institution suffers, he says, from what he calls free market fundamentalism, aggressive militarism and escalating authoritarianism, forces that put a stranglehold on efforts to achieve better social and political results on a global scale. These systemic problems exist simultaneous to a pervading sense of nihilism throughout the American corridors of power, West contends, making lawmakers feel that they are inheren...

Democracy Matter by Cornel West

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:46:15 -0400

n Democracy Matters, Cornel West’s follow-up to 1993’s Race Matters, the author’s diagnosis of the state of modern American democracy is grim. The institution suffers, he says, from what he calls free market fundamentalism, aggressive militarism and escalating authoritarianism, forces that put a stranglehold on efforts to achieve better social and political results on a global scale. These systemic problems exist simultaneous to a pervading sense of nihilism throughout the American corridors of power, West contends, making lawmakers feel that they are inherently virtuou...

Cornel West on Barack Obama

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:43:29 -0400

Cornel West - Democracy Matters Discussion

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:39:56 -0400

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