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Four Threats The Recurring Crises of American Democracy by Suzanne Mettler

An urgent, historically-grounded take on the four major factors that undermine American democracy, and what we can do to address them.

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The National Diet Building, the legislature of Japan's parliamentary democracy, is located just south of the Imperial Palace in Tōkyō. Completed in 1936, its unusual architecture reflects elements of German, East Asian, and ancient Mideastern monumental architecture. From the outside it was surprisingly difficult to get a good photo of it, but I edited this one to get a closer view.

In central Tōkyō to help our younger son, security was very tight at the U.S. Embassy, and rather light around the Diet. The building is not gray like it usually appears in photos, but more like sandstone.

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Cyber Republic: Reinventing Democracy in the Age of Intelligent Machines by George Zarkadakis, 2020

Science and tech expert George Zarkadakis presents an indispensable guide to making liberal democracies more inclusive, and the digital economy more equitable in the coming Fourth Industrial Revolution.

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Anti-racism writer Sharon Hurley interviews Dr. A. Breeze Harper, who I've been following for years. Her new work is pretty powerful. Please read. @blackmastodon @blackfedi https://www.antiracismnewsletter.com/p/breeze-harper-black-zephyr

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Did you know it was none other than Texas Observer matriarch Molly Ivins, one of his most piercing critics, who gifted Rick Perry with his enduring nicknames—“Governor Goodhair” and “The Coiffure”?

In a sprawling new biography, Brandon Rottinghaus revives the long, large, and colorful tale of Perry’s rise and reshaping of politics. https://www.texasobserver.org/rick-perry-biography-governor-politician/

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ourhumanfam , to blackmastodon
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💛 “Nice Democracy You Have There . . .”

💛 Editor’s Letter: White Supremacy Always Deals from the Bottom of the Deck
💛 SCOTUS Gone Amok
💛 Hope Amidst Hopelessness
💛 Patriots in Song and Heart
💛 What, to the Slave, Is the Fourth of July?
💛 and a quote by Justice Jackson

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https://www.ohfweekly.org/vol-5-no-24/

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timothydsnyder , to random
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Americans often don't remember what happened between January 2017 and January 2021 and generally don't know what Trump has planned for them in January 2025. Editors find these stories boring but citizens need to know.

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@timothydsnyder Regarding what Trump and anti-democratic authoritarians plan for 2025, your "Strongman Fantasy" article https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-strongman-fantasy should be widely read as a guide. It shows so clearly what happens historically when voters fall for the false promise of easy solutions. The world could lose the U.S. as a bulwark of democracy. Living in Japan as I do would be just a temporary respite, as paid shills for enemies of the Western-Japan alliance are increasingly propagandizing the public in Japanese through video and other channels seeping into real life. I can detail what they are saying if requested. Keep up the good fight for everyone's freedom!

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In an effort to provide library patrons with access to reliable, accurate answers to the questions they have during this year's election cycle, we retained a "Political Scientist in Residence." She recently spoke with Chicago Public Radio about the engagement:
https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-area-library-launches-political-scientist-residency-ahead-of-general-election/1efb46bf-51c1-4b40-9f12-ea0bfafeffac

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De Gruyter Handbook of Citizens’ Assemblies (2023) by M. Reuchamps, J. Vrydagh and Y Welp (eds.).

"Citizens’ Assemblies (CAs) are flourishing around the world. Quite often composed of randomly selected citizens, CAs, arguably, come as a possible answer to contemporary democratic challenges. Democracies worldwide are indeed confronted with a series of disruptive phenomena such as a widespread perception of distrust and growing polarization as well as low performance. Many actors seek to reinvigorate democracy with citizen participation and deliberation. CAs are expected to have the potential to meet this twofold objective."

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What is a "citizen's assembly?" Why not do it small/ Start a democracy with a few friends. Get it functioning and share it with other people. Soon, democracy will thrive across the planet as one by one small democratic societies emerge on the Internet.

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Property and Contract in : The Case for Economic Democracy by David Ellerman

This book makes 2 arguments.

  1. The employment contract is the core of the rather than private property
  2. The employment contract is invalid because it violates to in the firm. All firms should be structured as worker for economic justice

https://www.ellerman.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Ellerman-Property-and-Contract-Book.pdf

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Is America a Democracy or an Oligarchy? Edited by Eamon Doyle

The viewpoints in this volume examine the development of the country from political, social, and economic perspectives to determine whether the country can still be considered a democracy.

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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 🖊️

Caroline Böck and @matthiaskettemann evaluated constitutional checks & balances during the :

"A notable backlash against multi-level governance emerged, prompting a renaissance of national-level decision-making and a decline in democratic practices at other governance levels".

Read more findings of their latest paper: https://regroup-horizon.eu/blog-constitutional-balance/

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Quite important to throw a spotlight on what Weidel -- and Trump btw -- are doing to the (suddenly-elastic?) concept of .

See below.

Must-read article.

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🚨 🎓 Reminder for comrades:

UCU elections close March 1 - don’t forget to vote! ✊

Today (Feb 22) is also the deadline to request a replacement ballot (link below)👇

FWIW, my considered (non-aligned) opinion is that either Vicky Blake or Saira Weiner would be a tremendous improvement on the incumbent GS.

I found this analysis helpful:

https://www.rs21.org.uk/2024/01/30/who-should-be-ucus-next-general-secretary/

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appassionato , to bookstodon
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Decolonizing Democracy From Western Cognitive Imperialism by Tatah Mentan

There seems to be a sort of prevalent attitude in the Western world that its brand of democracy is something of a catch all solution for all the world's political problems. Hence, Western imperialism has always been sold under the pretext of spreading freedom and democracy.

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Blood in the Sand Imperial Fantasies, Right-Wing Ambitions, and the Erosion of American Democracy

Blood in the Sand offers both an incisive analysis and a confrontational critique of America's recent international pursuits and its dominant political culture.

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YusufToropov , to sociology
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: A MODEL FOR AN ALT-RIGHT ETHNO-STATE?

Yet another in a seemingly endless series of superb, insightful articles from @aristeon89.

https://www.schedium.net/2024/02/japan-a-model-for-an-alt-right-ethno-state.html

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Mitt hits it out of the park on and reminds the world the zombies haven't yet eaten alive.

https://youtu.be/w4VpVtVsSCo?si=YIf0HsIgHMnczs1-

appassionato , to bookstodon
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The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the West

A provocative, comprehensive analysis of Vladimir Putin and Russia's master plan to destroy democracy in the age of Donald Trump.

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Can Democracy Work?: A Short History of a Radical Idea, From Ancient Athens to Our World

Today, democracy is the world’s only broadly accepted political system, and yet it has become synonymous with disappointment and crisis. How did it come to this? In Can Democracy Work? James Miller offers a lively, surprising, and urgent history of the democratic idea from its first stirrings to the present.

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ICalzada , to anthropology
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🚀Honored to be appointed @TheDRC_
🌐 Centre based in 🇨🇦by joining an transdisciplinary group of peers for a nonpartisan/nonprofit cutting-edge research on ownership/governance
https://thedrcenter.org/fellows-and-team/igor-calzada/
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appassionato , to bookstodon
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Hiding in Plain Sight

Bitingly honest examination of the calculated rise to power of Donald Trump since the 1980s and the erosion of American liberty.
The story of Donald Trump's rise to power is the story of a buried American history – buried because people in power liked it that way. It was visible without being seen, influential without being named, ubiquitous without being overt.

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appassionato , to bookstodon
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The Construction of Democracy: Lessons From Practice and Research

How should democracies balance the hopes and constraints of their societies with the architecture of their constitutions and institutions to secure freedom, promote citizenship, and foster prosperity?

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From Dictatorship to Democracy: A Conceptual Framework for Liberation

This short, pithy, inspiring, and extraordinarily clear guide to overthrowing a dictatorship by nonviolent means lists 198 specific methods to consider, depending on the circumstances: sit-ins, popular nonobedience, selective strikes, withdrawal of bank deposits, revenue refusal, walkouts, silence, and hunger strikes.

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