Article History
The prospects of a post-democratic world
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 3 Comments • last year
“The systemic collapse of American democracy posits the prospects of a post-democratic world”
I subscribe to al Jazeera as I once subscribed to the Wall Street Journal: to see what the bad guys are publishing. (Yes, I know... there's more than enough "bad guy publishing" right here on NT... but I'm looking for quality writing.) It's interesting to see this presumption of the coming...
The rogue department: How the Trump DoJ trashed legal and political norms
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 4 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“New investigations will examine the scale of wrongdoing - and experts say there could be more revelations of abuse to come”
What's the fuss? Reichsjustizminister Otto Georg Thierack did not doubt for whom he was working... What's the difference?
Is America heading to a place where it can no longer call itself a democracy?
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 32 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“Voting rights are threatened across the US and Trump allies are vying to control elections in multiple states. Can US democracy survive the...”
America is falling. The Fascists are working - openly, blatantly - to prevent voting. The media proceeds as though nothing were happening......
American Democracy Isn't Dead Yet, but It's Getting There | The New Yorker
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 11 Comments • 1 Like • last year
“A country that cannot even agree to investigate an assault on its Capitol is in big trouble, indeed”
I fear for our democracy. The Fascists are attacking from all sides Vote suppression. Gerrymandering. And now covering up sedition. America is falling.
Why Democrats must pass major democratic reforms
Via: Bob Nelson • The Beacon • 7 Comments • 2 Likes • last year
“A political scientist on whether Democrats are sleepwalking toward democratic collapse”
The fascists are determined to subvert the republic. Are others aware? Will the Thin Blue Line defend the republic... or destroy it?
