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Behind our democracy lurks a powerful but unaccountable network of people who wield massive power and reap huge profits in the process. In exposing this shadowy and complex system that dominates our lives, Owen Jones sets out on a journey into the heart of our Establishment, from the lobbies of Westminster to the newsrooms, boardrooms and trading rooms of Fleet Street and the City.

The US national space policy aims to harness and expand our nations capabilities in space to achieve vital political, scientific, and security goals. Establishing a manned outpost on the Moon will not only showcase the United States leadership in space exploration but will also lay the groundwork for future lunar operations and support other US space initiatives. - Summary from the text (1959)

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as vice president from January to April 1945 under FDR and as a US senator from Missouri from 1935 to January 1945. In these recordings from the 1960s, Truman discusses the establishment of Israel in 1948, the bravery of Jewish soldiers, and his view of the Jewish-Arab conflict in Palestine.

'Utterly fascinating...I suspect that every historian of the period will regard it as indispensable to appreciating this extraordinary phase in our history.' John Simpson 'The compelling insider's account of the man who was at the centre of the Downing Street web' Nick Robinson 'This is one of...

In The War We Never Fought, Hitchens uncovers the secret history of the government's true attitude and the increasing recruitment of the police and courts to covert decriminalisation initiatives and contrasts it with the rhetoric. Whatever and whoever is to blame for the undoubted mess of Britain's drug policy, it is not prohibition or a war on drugs, for neither exists.

In Agreeing to Disagree, Nathan S. Chapman and Michael W. McConnell detail the theological, political, and philosophical underpinnings of the Establishment Clause, state disestablishment, and the disestablishment norms applied to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. In one of the most thorough accounts of the Establishment Clause, Chapman and McConnell argue that the clause is best understood as a constitutional commitment for Americans to agree to disagree about matters of faith.

Eliten höhlen die Demokratie aus - Die Eliten werden immer mehr zur geschlossenen Gesellschaft. Das gilt nicht nur für die Wirtschafts-, sondern zunehmend auch für die politische Elite. Ihre Lebenswelten und die der Bevölkerung driften seit Jahrzehnten auseinander. Sie glauben, dass für sie eigene Regeln gelten und produzieren einen Steuer- und Finanzskandal nach dem anderen. Der renommierte Elitenforscher Michael Hartmann benennt die Folgen: Politikverdrossenheit und Rechtspopulismus. Die einen schimpfen auf "die da oben", andere auf das Elitenbashing. Dabei lohnt es sich, genau hinzusehen.

An interview-based podcast exploring the role of anti-establishment political parties in Lebanon after the October 2019 uprising.