The Democracy Manifesto

Author : Wayne Waxman,Alison McCulloch
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781793653994

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The Democracy Manifesto by Wayne Waxman,Alison McCulloch Pdf

The Democracy Manifesto is about how to recreate democracy by replacing elections with government that is truly of, by and for the people. Written in engaging and accessible dialogue form, the book argues that the only truly democratic system of government is one in which decision-makers are selected randomly (by sortition) from the population at large, operating much the way trial juries do today, but 100% online, enabling people to govern together even across great distances. Sortition has a storied history but what sets The Democracy Manifesto apart is its comprehensive account of how it can be implemented not only across all sectors and levels of government, but throughout society as well, including the democratization of mass media, corporations, banks, and other large institutions. The resulting Sortitive Representative Democracy (SRD) is the true heir to ancient Greek democracy, and the only means of ensuring ‘we the people’ are represented by our fellow citizens rather than by the revolving groups of elites that dominate electoral systems. In the process, the book grapples with myriad hot topics including economic issues, international relations, indigenous rights, environmentalism and more.

Author : Abdullah Öcalan
Publisher : PM Press
Page : 577 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781629637730

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Sociology of Freedom by Abdullah Öcalan Pdf

When scientific socialism, which for many years was implemented by Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), became too narrow for his purposes, Öcalan deftly answered the call for a radical redefinition of the social sciences. Writing from his solitary cell in İmralı Prison, Öcalan offered a new and astute analysis of what is happening to the Kurdish people, the Kurdish freedom movement, and future prospects for humanity. The Sociology of Freedom is the fascinating third volume of a five-volume work titled The Manifesto of the Democratic Civilization. The general aim of the two earlier volumes was to clarify what power and capitalist modernity entailed. Here, Öcalan presents his stunningly original thesis of the democratic civilization, based on his criticism of capitalist modernity. Ambitious in scope and encyclopedic in execution, The Sociology of Freedom is a one-of-a-kind exploration that reveals the remarkable range of one of the Left’s most original thinkers with topics such as existence and freedom, nature and philosophy, anarchism and ecology. Öcalan goes back to the origins of human culture to present a penetrating reinterpretation of the basic problems facing the twenty-first century and an examination of their solutions. Öcalan convincingly argues that industrialism, capitalism, and the nation-state cannot be conquered within the narrow confines of a socialist context. Recognizing the need for more than just a critique, Öcalan has advanced what is the most radical, far-reaching definition of democracy today and argues that a democratic civilization, as an alternative system, already exists but systemic power and knowledge structures, along with a perverse sectarianism, do not allow it to be seen. The Sociology of Freedom is a truly monumental work that gives profuse evidence of Öcalan’s position as one of the most influential thinkers of our day. It deserves the careful attention of anyone seriously interested in constructive thought or the future of the Left.

Author : Victor Considerant
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114209831

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Principles of Socialism by Victor Considerant Pdf

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Author : Bob Garfield
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-01-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781640094611

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American Manifesto by Bob Garfield Pdf

Do you fear for our democracy? Are you ready to throw in the towel? Don't! This is your guidebook to reassembling our hyperpolarized American society in six (not-so-easy) steps, written by the cohost of WNYC's On the Media. As is often observed, Trump is a symptom of a virus that has been incubating for at least fifty years. But not often observed is where the virus is imbedded: in the psychic core of our identity. In American Manifesto: Saving Democracy from Villains, Vandals, and Ourselves, popular media personality Bob Garfield examines the tragic confluence of the American preoccupation with identity and the catastrophic disintegration of the mass media. Garfield investigates how we've gotten to this moment when our identity is threatened by both the left and the right, when e pluribus unum is no longer a source of national pride, and why, when looking through this lens of identity, the rise of Trumpism is no surprise. Overlaying this crisis is the rise of the Facebook-Google duopoly and the filter bubble of social media, where identity is insular and immutable. But fear not! WNYC's On the Media cohost Garfield has ideas about how we may counter the forces of fragmentation—the manifesto itself: six steps to take to reassemble our fractured society. A quick, fascinating read, American Manifesto offers not only a vision of a country in extremis, but also a plan for how to address the ways in which our democracy is imperiled. Provocative, profound, and sometimes hilariously profane, American Manifesto is a call to action like no other.

Author : Bill Kut
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1500522295

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Manifest for Manifesto by Bill Kut Pdf

The Meaning of Democracy Manifest for Manifesto policies are the doctrine of denomination democracy manifest onto multi-party denominational policies than a consented single party democracy, and thus nothing can be achieve as the government policies and decisions are often as short as the next term election, emanating onto a dishonourable political climate of snout in the trot party politics, since politician quickly learnt how best in laying own pocket than what they are elected to serve in a free and fair society? The history of all struggle in existing democracy are equality in a fair and honest policy for the mass of people without fear of oppression, since freedom could be had without Democracy, but Equality can only be achieved in a Fair and honest Society for the mass of People. Readers be prepare, you are about to enter a politically new and disturbing intellectual territory base on the Open Letters written in recent years by the authors concern to the perplexing political leaders both in the East and in the West, since a Public Domain on what are term as Clear or Obvious to the Eye or Mind for a Public Declaration of Policy and Aims.

Author : Julia Lane
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780262542746

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Democratizing Our Data by Julia Lane Pdf

A wake-up call for America to create a new framework for democratizing data. Public data are foundational to our democratic system. People need consistently high-quality information from trustworthy sources. In the new economy, wealth is generated by access to data; government's job is to democratize the data playing field. Yet data produced by the American government are getting worse and costing more. In Democratizing Our Data, Julia Lane argues that good data are essential for democracy. Her book is a wake-up call to America to fix its broken public data system.

Author : Kenn D'Oudney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1902848284

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Democracy Defined: The Manifesto by Kenn D'Oudney Pdf

NEW AUGMENTED THIRD EDITION. SO, YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT 'DEMOCRACY' MEANS? The word 'democracy' is widely abused and 'defined' incorrectly. This eye-opening book explains exactly what the word democracy really implies. It demonstrates just how illegal the current situation is, adversely affecting the lives and livelihood of nearly all men and women today. DEMOCRACY DEFINED has been comprehensively researched and sheds light on how the repression of definitive democracy leads to a variety of far-reaching adverse effects, including political assassinations; fraudulent banking practices; and the unconstitutional denial of national issuance of interest-free currency and credit. The book also exposes the ætiology of anti-Semitism. SEE BACK COVER for REVIEWS of the essays on which this book is based. This book gives citizens all the facts they require to appreciate how and why the current system is wrong and sets out what We the People can do to rectify it. The contents of DEMOCRACY DEFINED: The Manifesto are enriched by the fascinating quoted wisdom and words of great minds - Churchill, Gibbon, Hale, Hallam, Hume, Blackstone, Crabbe, Millar, Mackintosh, Gilbert, Palgrave, Coke, Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury, et al., chief justices, judges, Benjamin Franklin, Presidents Kennedy, Roosevelt, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Washington, Lincoln. This extensively researched book is enlightening - it reveals in irrefutable detail how far the modern political establishment and justice system have strayed from the prescribed lawful modus operandi. While establishing evidence for the legal case against governments' statism, THE MANIFESTO also gives readers inspiration and hope by showing how it is easily possible to reverse the decline and make mankind's ideal society achievable: the best of all possible worlds. Includes Synoptical Reference Pages of Contents 'fast fact finder', ADDENDUM, extensive BIBLIOGRAPHY and INDEX.

Author : Bhaskar Sunkara
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786636928

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The Socialist Manifesto by Bhaskar Sunkara Pdf

The success of Jeremy Corbyn's left-led Labour Party and Bernie Sanders's 2016 presidential campaign revived a political idea many had thought dead. But what, exactly, is socialism? And what would a socialist system look like today? In The Socialist Manifesto, Bhaskar Sunkara, editor of Jacobin magazine, argues that socialism offers the means to achieve economic equality, and also to fight other forms of oppression, including racism and sexism. The ultimate goal is not Soviet-style planning, but to win rights to healthcare, education, and housing and to create new democratic institutions in workplaces and communities. The book both explores socialism's history and presents a realistic vision for its future. A primer on socialism for the 21st century, this is a book for anyone seeking an end to the vast inequities of our age.

Author : Emery Reves
Publisher : London, Cape
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Democracy
ISBN : LCCN:43011423

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A Democratic Manifesto by Emery Reves Pdf

Author : Ferdinand Peroutka
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Democracy
ISBN : UVA:X030209136

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Democratic Manifesto by Ferdinand Peroutka Pdf

Author : Abhijit Naskar
Publisher : Vicdansaadet Publishing
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781393506300

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Time to End Democracy by Abhijit Naskar Pdf

"We can take the revolutionary leap from democracy to meritocracy right now - dissolve the government and all political offices, and keep the departments that actually run a nation anyways." The humanitarian scientist Abhijit Naskar delivers us a vision of a civilized society where values and character dictate the affairs of society, not law and politics. Like always, as a gentle brother, Naskar reveals the path to a humane world beyond democracy founded upon merit.

Author : Bob Garfield
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781640092815

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American Manifesto by Bob Garfield Pdf

Do you fear for our democracy? Are you ready to throw in the towel? Don't! This is your guidebook to reassembling our hyperpolarized American society in six (not-so-easy) steps, written by the cohost of WNYC's On the Media. As is often observed, Trump is a symptom of a virus that has been incubating for at least fifty years. But not often observed is where the virus is imbedded: in the psychic core of our identity. In American Manifesto: Saving Democracy from Villains, Vandals, and Ourselves, popular media personality Bob Garfield examines the tragic confluence of the American preoccupation with identity and the catastrophic disintegration of the mass media. Garfield investigates how we've gotten to this moment when our identity is threatened by both the left and the right, when e pluribus unum is no longer a source of national pride, and why, when looking through this lens of identity, the rise of Trumpism is no surprise. Overlaying this crisis is the rise of the Facebook-Google duopoly and the filter bubble of social media, where identity is insular and immutable. But fear not! WNYC's On the Media cohost Garfield has ideas about how we may counter the forces of fragmentation—the manifesto itself: six steps to take to reassemble our fractured society. A quick, fascinating read, American Manifesto offers not only a vision of a country in extremis, but also a plan for how to address the ways in which our democracy is imperiled. Provocative, profound, and sometimes hilariously profane, American Manifesto is a call to action like no other.

Author : John Burnheim
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 155 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-25
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781845408992

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The Demarchy Manifesto by John Burnheim Pdf

Demarchy exploits the possibilities of modern communications to give new role to public discussion. It takes the initiative in formulating policy on each specific problem out of the hands of political parties and into the hands of those most strongly affected by that particular problem. John Burnheim explains why this needs to be done and how it can be done by voluntary initiative without constitutional change.

Author : The Care Collective,Andreas Chatzidakis,Jamie Hakim,Jo Litter,Catherine Rottenberg
Publisher : Verso Books
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781839760969

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The Care Manifesto by The Care Collective,Andreas Chatzidakis,Jamie Hakim,Jo Litter,Catherine Rottenberg Pdf

We are in the midst of a global crisis of care. How do we get out of it? The Care Manifesto puts care at the heart of the debates of our current crisis: from intimate care--childcare, healthcare, elder care--to care for the natural world. We live in a world where carelessness reigns, but it does not have to be this way. The Care Manifesto puts forth a vision for a truly caring world. The authors want to reimagine the role of care in our everyday lives, making it the organising principle in every dimension and at every scale of life. We are all dependent on each other, and only by nurturing these interdependencies can we cultivate a world in which each and every one of us can not only live but thrive. The Care Manifesto demands that we must put care at the heart of the state and the economy. A caring government must promote collective joy, not the satisfaction of individual desire. This means the transformation of how we organise work through co-operatives, localism and nationalisation. It proposes the expansion of our understanding of kinship for a more 'promiscuous care'. It calls for caring places through the reclamation of public space, to make a more convivial city. It sets out an agenda for the environment, most urgent of all, putting care at the centre of our relationship to the natural world.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Arts and society
ISBN : 1851780203

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Culture and Democracy by Anonim Pdf

"...discussion paper for Another Standard 86 : culture & democracy, a conference taking place on July 12th and 13th, 1986 in Sheffield." - Preface.