American Oligarchies and How to Re-Wire America for the People
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Wired for Authoritarianism combines historical analysis with an innovative conceptual analysis of the "wiring" of power, arguing that the Trump era has moved America from a long-standing, mainly covert authoritarian structure toward a more dominant and overt authoritarianism.
Charles Derber is professor of sociology at Boston College, United States. A lifelong social justice activist, his work focuses on the crises of capitalism, globalization, corporate power, militarism, the culture of hegemony, the climate crisis, and peace and global justice movements. His recent books include Turnout!: Mobilizing Voters in an Emergency (Routledge, 2020), Dying for Capitalism: How Big Money Fuels Extinction and What We Can Do About It (Routledge, 2023), Who Owns Democracy?: The Real Deep State and the Struggle Over Class and Caste in America (Routledge, 2024), and How We Win: Energizing Strategies, Voters, and Agendas (Routledge, 2024).
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