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    • The Chasm of the Political in Postmodern Theory
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Category: civic engagement

July 19, 2017June 10, 2021 Cynthia Kaufman accountability democracy, capitalism, civic engagement, civil rights, politics, power, racism, solidarity economy

Counterhegemony

Getting out of this Mess by Building support for Economic and Social Justice The election was terrible and means huge setback in the things we who support social and economic justice care about. For the climate it may mean the difference between the possibility of building a sustainable future and getting to the changes too late … Continue reading Counterhegemony

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