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    A Republic of Equals: A Manifesto for a Just Society
    A Republic of Equals: A Manifesto for a Just Society
    A Republic of Equals: A Manifesto for a Just Society
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    A Republic of Equals: A Manifesto for a Just Society

    Written by Jonathan Rothwell

    Narrated by Stephen R. Thorne

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    Why political inequality is to blame for economic and social injustice

    Political equality is the most basic tenet of democracy. Yet in America and other democratic nations, those with political power have special access to markets and public services. A Republic of Equals traces the massive income inequality observed in the United States and other rich democracies to politicized markets and avoidable gaps in opportunity-and explains why they are the root cause of what ails democracy today.

    In this provocative book, Jonathan Rothwell draws on the latest empirical evidence from across the social sciences to demonstrate how rich democracies have allowed racial politics and the interests of those at the top to subordinate justice. He looks at the rise of nationalism in Europe and the United States, revealing how this trend overlaps with racial prejudice and is related to mounting frustration with a political status quo that thrives on income inequality and inefficient markets. But economic differences are by no means inevitable. Differences in group status by race and ethnicity are dynamic and have reversed themselves across continents and within countries. A Republic of Equals provides a bold new perspective on how to foster greater political and social equality, while moving societies closer to what a true republic should be.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateNov 5, 2019
    ISBN9781515946120

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      I applaud the author for engaging in argument with the right rather than dismissing them. Don't think I've seen that before.

      The arguments themselves are often quite baffling. The author spends a chapter proving that Jewish people are not smarter than white people. He also appears to exhibit the common ability of sensitive people of being able to hold contradicting views in order to maintain his belief in this best of all possible worlds.

      Making a just society is easy, all you have to do is make everyone the same which is easy because they already are, right? Then make everyone love each other and cooperate in perfect harmony. I think Plato's Republic cited by the author is more realistic.