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The Democracy Manifesto is about how to recreate democracy by
replacing elections with government that is truly of, by and for
the people. Written in engaging and accessible dialogue form, the
book argues that the only truly democratic system of government is
one in which decision-makers are selected randomly (by sortition)
from the population at large, operating much the way trial juries
do today, but 100% online, enabling people to govern together even
across great distances. Sortition has a storied history but what
sets The Democracy Manifesto apart is its comprehensive account of
how it can be implemented not only across all sectors and levels of
government, but throughout society as well, including the
democratization of mass media, corporations, banks, and other large
institutions. The resulting Sortitive Representative Democracy
(SRD) is the true heir to ancient Greek democracy, and the only
means of ensuring 'we the people' are represented by our fellow
citizens rather than by the revolving groups of elites that
dominate electoral systems. In the process, the book grapples with
myriad hot topics including economic issues, international
relations, indigenous rights, environmentalism and more.
More than 35 years ago, at the height of the second wave of
feminism, New Zealand passed a conservative abortion law that
bucked a trend in the West toward liberalization. How did this
happen in a country proud of its progressive social policies,
particularly its record on women's rights? And why is such a
cumbersome, expensive, endlessly litigated set of statutes still on
the books? In Fighting to Choose: The Abortion Rights Struggle in
New Zealand, Alison McCulloch sets out to answer those questions by
taking a close look at the people involved and the tactics they
employed in waging what was-and continues to be-an intense and
impassioned battle.
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