Graeber, David (2013) The failure of gun legislation in the Senate tells us we need to fight for our democracy. Informed Comment.
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The recent defeat of gun buyers’ background check legislation in the Senate—legislation backed by an almost unimaginable 90% of the American public—has been taken as a somber day in the history of American democracy. We’ve been having a lot of such somber days of late. In fact, one can well argue we’ve not only reached the point where not only does the will of the American people has almost no bearing on governance, but most of our opinion-makers see little reason why it should have.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.juancole.com/ |
| Additional Information: | © 2013 JuanCole.com |
| Divisions: | Anthropology |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GN Anthropology G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GT Manners and customs H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Sep 2013 13:29 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Sep 2024 06:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/53246 |
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