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Oligarchy is a threat to the American republic. When too much economic and political power is concentrated in too few hands, we risk losing the "republican form of government" the Constitution requires. But as Joseph Fishkin and William Forbath show in this retelling of constitutional history, a commitment to prevent oligarchy once stood at the center of a robust tradition in American political and constitutional thought.

A bold manifesto arguing that there is a clear precedent for paying reparations to atone for America’s original sin of slavery, offering a compelling legal strategy to achieve this goal—from the acclaimed author of The Whiteness of Wealth. The idea of reparations is not a new or original one...

In this original, provocative contribution to the debate over economic inequality, Ganesh Sitaraman argues that a strong and sizable middle class is a prerequisite for America’s constitutional system. A New York Times Notable Book of 2017 For most of Western history, Sitaraman argues...

The Constitution of India is the supreme law of the Republic of India. It came into effect on 26 January 1950, replacing the Government of India Act 1935 as India's fundamental governing document as a sovereign democratic republic. The constitution guarantees justice, liberty, equality, and fraternity to all its citizenry. It outlines the duties, powers, and structure of the Indian government with its longest-written constitution in the world. With its longest surviving democracy (if not THE longest surviving democracy) in modern times and the largest democracy in history; it serves as an ...

Une série qui vous guide à travers la Constitution Holacracy 5.0 ! 📖 Dans cette série de podcasts, les coachs de Sémawé décortiquent la Constitution Holacracy 5.0 en proposant leur interprétation, et présentent des cas concrets d'utilisation de ce texte pour une organisation qui fonctionne en Holacracy.

Ever feel like the law is stacked against you? It probably is. Broken Law speaks truth to power in discussing how our laws and legal system serve the few at the expense of the many. This is where law meets real life. Hosted by the staff of the American Constitution Society, we reckon with the origins of our legal system, interview people on the frontlines of the progressive legal movement, and chat about necessary legal reforms to restore our democratic legitimacy and improve the lives of all people.

We hear it every day: government spending is out of control. Yet, despite all the rhetoric coming out of Washington about the need to cut spending, we continue to go deeper and deeper into debt. If we're serious about restoring America to fiscal health, we must do something about government spending, not just talk about it. So argues U.S. Senator Mike Lee in his new book, The Freedom Agenda.