This is a vital signal for anyone concerned with economic justice, democracy and the rule of laws of-for-by democratically determined societies. “TNCs have become a defining feature of the interconnected planet of people and nature, with humans as a hyper-dominant species in the biosphere affecting global patterns of ecological change.” A small group of super-powerful […]
How the oligarchy wins: lessons from ancient Greece
The question is whether democracy will emerge from oligarchic breakdown – or whether the oligarchs will just strengthen their grasp on the levers of government. One of the primary threats to oligarchy was that the oligarchs would become divided, and that one from their number would defect, take leadership of the people, and overthrow the […]