YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :Democracy for the Few by Michael Parenti
Essays 751 - 780
As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just observed, the key to effective decisions in regard to Iraq and other critical issues is biparti...
important because school systems have not kept pace with society. Change is needed and sometimes reform and renewal are vital elem...
the press that acts as a check and balance on the way political power is wielded, able to questions decisions and policies and inf...
the "mechanical" society grows out of social cohesion, which derives from similarities between individuals in a social group, and ...
Marx, the freedom was not in the ability to acquire wealth, or the opportunities, but rather in equality. It was the ability to li...
of God, nor can they deny the rights of individuals to their separate and distinct beliefs. Locke also argued that man sho...
a true democracy, de Tocqueville noted, quantity or reproductions of objects are necessary to satisfy equal need. In his consider...
to the extent that, for instance, the dominant party can dictate the terms of trade to its advantage; more broadly, cultural persp...
15). An examination of political commentary pertaining to the development of democracy in Morocco shows that while some progress h...
he had the same words of contempt. Under an absolute monarchy, he believed, the military or law-enforcing caste was unduly exalte...
otherwise availing and equitable pursuit of modern society, others support its continued presence and believe capitalism is meant ...
equal access and to and say in the distribution of the wealth and resources of a country."3 Clearly the U.S. is not an economic de...
exists between the two speaks to the necessity of such reasonable policy. What became necessary was a more scientific approach to...
political values," which are necessary in order for representative democracy to flourish, values such as "separation of religious ...
treaties were thought with some justification to be "partially responsible for World War II," the tremendous suffering caused by W...
that when something powerful happens, it happens to white people in many respects. That is what gets the majority of the viewers t...
life. As the regulator of the universe that embodies balance, Tao is the primary cause of the universe and all that is contained ...
most part, the nation is trying to become a free and equal society, but there are problems. The government is unstable largely bec...
. . Capitalist democracy is neither just capitalism, nor just democracy, nor just some combination of the two that does not change...
to the basis on which the country is fed monetarily. Yes, it is a rich country and poorer nations might think, it must be nice to ...
warn of the socially inequitable practice of utilitarianism. The extent to which the majority of a given society typically holds ...
customs, and morals which was necessary to render such a revolution beneficial" (de Tocqueville, Introduction). The result of this...
Yes. Putnams introductory pages clearly explain his reasons for using Italy as his "laboratory": two regional governments, one in ...
the majority rule. Other nations which are considered incredibly different, and which further illustrate the complexity of constit...
avoiding issues. The different speeches by the candidates can then be assessed. Often on the promises they make, but also on the a...
coercion is prevalent (British Library, 2003). However, big business has become so big and capital has become so concentrated in f...
create delay and confusion, hindering commercial decision making processes, which need to be decisive and rapid in order to respon...
economies was structural in nature (Onis). They believed that implementing a development strategy that relied on free market forc...
for all citizens of a nation. Then we have Adam Smith, a Scottish philosopher whose focus was on morals. He was, interestingly ...
that is often referred to with awe and reverence. The framers are still held high in esteem. In fact, they are called "framers" wi...