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Cornel West

Democracy Matters Are Frightening in Our Time

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A decade ago I wrote Race Matters in order to spark a candid public conversation about America’s most explosive issue and most difficult dilemma: the ways in which the vicious legacy of white supremacy contributes to the arrested development of American democracy. This book-the sequel to Race Matters-will look unflinchingly at the waning of democratic…

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Cornel West In Conversation With Eduardo Mendieta

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Q: Is the United States a republic or an empire? A: It’s both. We’re in the moment where the American empire is devouring American democracy and we have to fight it. But it’s both. The United States has 650 military facilities in 132 countries, a ship in every major ocean, a presence on every major…

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