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Democracy and Its Crisis, with A. C. Grayling
Democracy and Its Crisis, with A. C. Grayling
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2017
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Podcast episode
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Representative democracy in the UK has been corrupted by the three B's, says Grayling: blackmail, bullying, and bribery. There are similar problems in the United States. To make things worse, covert persuasion tactics via social media are rampant. Yet we can still make representative democracy work, he says. We need transparency, breaking of the grip of the party machine, and control of the amount of money spent on elections.
Released:
Oct 31, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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