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In my latest Substack post, I deal with the nature of lying in American politics. How does dishonesty affect our democracy? I invite you to reflect on this pressing issue with me. Read on here: https://lnkd.in/gDWeWyPX #USpolitics #USHistory #AmericanPolitics

Recommend reading *The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism* by Martin Wolf examines the tensions between democracy and capitalism, exploring how economic disparities and political challenges threaten the stability and sustainability of democratic societies worldwide. #reading #kindle #audible

FLASH BACK OF (2021/07/03) THE NATURE OF CONTEMPORARY POLITICS. Contemporary politics is the systematic and continuous struggle and scheming to manipulate the desires of men in order to influence both their mind,brain and senses such as to gain power and authority; for the purpose to control their resources,in the interest of self,associates and probably the general public; and also continuous quest to retain power and authority,remain in power and excercise authority for the same purpose; and manipulate another election to further perpetuity self and lieutenants in power for the similar purpose, ad infinitum! ISN-ODP/FMP: Nebeolism-Igweism (2024/07/03).

I met with Ido Aharoni Aronoff at Tel Aviv University to discuss the roles of emotions and morality in politics, the roots of polarization, the crisis of liberal democracy, and what we can do to bring about political and social change. https://lnkd.in/enxbUxEr

Post truth Politics - a viable threat to democracy- In the contemporary realm of post truth politics, the true ideals of democracy is challenged by the manipulation of truth , and the erosion of trust in institutions.

Online il nuovo numero di Glocalism: Journal Of Culture, Politics and Innovation.

A major collection of essays that questions whether contemporary capitalism will end with a bang or a whimper—from a leading political economist and the author of Buying Time. After years of ill health, capitalism is now in a critical condition. Growth has given way to stagnation; inequality is leading to instability; and confidence in the money economy has all but evaporated. In How Will Capitalism End?, the acclaimed analyst of contemporary politics and economics Wolfgang Streeck argues that the world is about to change. The marriage between democracy and capitalism, ill-suited partners brought together in the shadow of World War II, is coming to an end. The regulatory institutions that once restrained the financial sector’s excesses have collapsed and, after the final victory of capitalism at the end of the Cold War, there is no political agency capable of rolling back the liberalization of the markets. Ours has become a world defined by declining growth, oligarchic rule, a shrinking public sphere, institutional corruption and international anarchy, and no cure to these ills is at hand.

How might postliberalism change the Conservative party? Do new laws on protest go too far? And are boroughs politically aligned with UK government being rewarded with more funding? Catch up on recent posts from three LSE blogs: LSE British Politics and Policy, LSE Review of Books, and LSE Impact Blog ✍️ #LSEResearchForTheWorld

Up 📅 November 2024 WIN 🏆 WIN 🏆 3.2.4 Marxism Marx started from the notion that human subjectivity is an active material force carried by individual consciousness but rooted in the responding body, which in turn enmeshed in the culture and relationships of social reality of which it is part. Therefore, Marxism starts from the view that the key activity is the production of the substance of the people of the world. It is the use value of products, the food and water, the clothing and shelter, the reproduction of children through sex, upbringing and education, the maintenance of health and the manufacturing processes and transport, which are most important. The subjective life of the mind and of the spirit are dependent on the bodies and the cultural capital of the people involved. However, they exist at the same time as the activities, relationships, and means, and in dialectical relationship to them. page 68 HUMAN LABOUR Colin and Clive Burgess 2014 2024 #sarmreview #PracticalSociology2025 Managerial Capitalism 2025 ~ see Managerial Capitalism Duménil and Lévy (2018) "History doesn't do anything. People do." "The contradiction of modern Capitalism is that the free market relies on coercion for its mode of action" The social system, for example, "the State," then becomes a machine with input mechanisms, processes of transformation, and output flows. Page 171 PUBLIC vs. PRIVATE OWNERSHIP: The DIALECTICS of SPACE Using the key concepts S.A.R.M, we will now return to our model, bringing in Dexter Whitfield (2012) in place of austerity, Nottingham, Spokesman Books for support as we do so. S: Subjectivity ~ Personal individual, group, class, or national awareness of space. Personalisation of space as a process ~ see Dexter Whitfield (2012) pp. 27-28, A: Activities ~ Political and violent space Financialisation of space as a process ~ see Dexter Whitfield (2012) pp. 18-27 R: Relationships ~ Family, class, and state Owned and social space Privatisation of space ~ see Dexter Whitfield (2012) pp. 31-34 M Means ~ Labour, territory and environments cultural biological and physical space: as a general statement, with subcategories as below: Cultural means - ideological and capital/economic space Biological means - trees, animals, bodies, health Physical means - land, sea, air, and electronics Natural means - ecological space And social processes: 1. Individualisation 2. Education 3. Integration and Fragmentation and dispossession of space and other resources 4. Legislation 5. Marketisation of space - see Dexter Whitfield (2012) 6. Militarisation of space HUMAN LABOUR Towards a Theory of Social Reality Marxist Sociology: The DIALECTICS of space page 170 "May we live in an interesting time?" *ISM a distinctive practice, system, or philosophy, typically a political ideology or an artistic movement. Example "he loathed isms and any form of dogma" "BACK OFF THE NET" Thank you https://lnkd.in/ecqRzHJq

The Most Important Document You're Ignoring! Join us as we unveil the underestimated significance of a little-known paper that shapes our government. Discover why this document is crucial for understanding democracy and governance in America. Don't miss out on this insightful exploration! #GovernmentDocuments #UnderstandingDemocracy #ImportanceOfHistory #ConstitutionalKnowledge #PoliticalLiterature #CivicEducation #FederalistPapers #IndependenceDocument #AmericanHistory #LearnWithUs