If you think you are living in an era of post-truth, you likely are. Farewell to Democracy? shows us what happens when we speak truth to power. It details the strength of mass protest. It pulls back the veil on post-truth.
Focusing on contemporary economic history, this book examines how the ultra-wealthy in the US and UK have amassed their fortunes through inheritance, tax evasion, and political influence. It highlights the role of monopolies, patents, and subsidies in their wealth accumulation, alongside practices like wage theft and outsourcing. The text critiques the super-rich's exploitation of tax havens and their impact on economic inequality, ultimately arguing for the unsustainability of their wealth and proposing pathways toward greater economic equality.
Explodes the myth that globalisation is the cause of inequality and that the state can do little to protect us. -- .
Exploring the interplay between socialist science and utopian ideals, this work delves into Karl Marx's writings on history and communism as pathways to a moral utopia. It discusses how his ideas have been co-opted by totalitarian regimes in Russia and China, while also inspiring Western thinkers like Walter Benjamin and Herbert Marcuse. The book examines the remnants of Marxism and Utopianism in the wake of totalitarianism, arguing that Marxism continues to offer a vital critique of contemporary globalization.