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One way to give labor more power is to make it easier to organize workers by passing labor law reform bills—the perennial campaign promises of Democratic candidates that go perennially unfulfilled. Another is to direct large-scale government investments into key national sectors—clean energy, manufacturing, education, and caregiving—to create jobs,
... See moreGeorge Packer • Last Best Hope: America in Crisis and Renewal
and present danger to the future of liberty.
Jonathan Sacks • Studies in Spirituality (Covenant & Conversation Book 9)
Starting in the 1960s, the social and legal institutions of America were remade to try to eliminate unfair choices by people in positions of responsibility. The new legal structures reflected a deep distrust of human authority in even its more benign forms—a teacher’s authority in the classroom, or a manager’s judgments about who’s doing the job, o
... See morePhilip K. Howard • Everyday Freedom: Designing the Framework for a Flourishing Society
Le premier membre du noyau dur des néolibéraux à se détourner de l’opposition à l’intégration économique européenne n’est pas Röpke, qui reste un farouche opposant, mais un employé du ministère d’Erhard, Alfred Müller-Armack. Né en 1901, Müller-Armack est un contemporain de la première génération des néolibéraux. Membre du parti nazi à partir de 19
... See moreQuinn Slobodian • Les Globalistes: Une histoire intellectuelle du néolibéralisme (French Edition)
Mansbridge | Journal of Deliberative Democracy
delibdemjournal.orgSoluções existem: no longo prazo, o mais importante é a educação, portanto comece agora; no médio prazo, leis e políticas para restabelecer o estado de direito no mundo virtual — criar uma perspectiva da internet que nos una ao invés de nos afastar. No curto prazo, agora, somos apenas nós: colaboração, colaboração, colaboração. E para isso precisam
... See moreMaria Ressa • Como enfrentar um ditador: A luta pelo nosso futuro (Portuguese Edition)
The influence of commercial consultancies has reinforced this con-servatism, promoting approaches to philanthropy that never question, let alone challenge, power structures or systems, seeking niche solutions rather than structural ones, and backing already proven ideas rather than opening out to new ones. The net effect of these big consultancies
... See moreGeoff Mulgan • Another World Is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination
Seemingly contradictory calls to lock up and to save Black people dueled in legislatures around the country but also in the minds of Americans. Black leaders joined with Republicans from Nixon to Reagan, and with Democrats from Johnson to Bill Clinton, in calling for and largely receiving more police officers, tougher and mandatory sentencing, and
... See moreIbram X. Kendi • How to Be an Antiracist
INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS are deeply rooted in the context within which we live, work, and play. There are meaningful opportunities to change that context in the form of the physical environments of even the most dangerous and blighted areas to produce healthier and safer living. Individual choices make a difference, but many life choices are heavily sh
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