description: A recipient of the American Book Award and one of the most provocative academic celebrities of our time, Cornel West leads the weekly commentary on NPR's Travis Smiley show. A commentator on current affairs and a regular on national radio and television, West, the author of the enormously successful RACE MATTERS, has written a sequel, DEMOCRACY MATTERS. In this unflinching look at "the waning of democratic energies and practices in our present age of American empire," West argues that American democracy is threatened by free market fundamentalism, aggressive and escalating militarism and authoritarianism. Criticizing both Republicans and Democrats as well as most news organizations, he claims that while Republicans are driven by delusions of American domination, Democrats are accepting of a corrupt system.
title: Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism
titlecomplete: Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism
genres: Sociology, History, African American, Theory, Philosophy, Social Justice, Race, Politics, Political Science, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1852
publisher: Books on Tape