Managed Democracy and Inverted Totalitarianism (Ft. Terry Maley)

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This week's instalment of the 1Dime Radio podcast is all about the work and life of Political Theorist Sheldon Wolin, author of books such as "Politics and Vision," and "Democracy Incorporated: Managed Democracy and the Specter of Inverted Totalitarianism," his most famous book - heavily popularized by Chris Hedges.

For this episode, I am joined by Terry Maley, a professor of Political Theory at York University who specializes in the work of Sheldon Wolin, Herbert Marcuse, Max Weber, critical theory and in research concerning democracy, neoliberalism, and social movements.

This two-part episode (the second half being exclusive for Patrons only, as usual) serves as a guide to Sheldon Wolin's key ideas and how he arrived at them over his intellectual career as a renegade theorist. This includes Wolin's concepts such as "Fugitive Democracy," "Inverted Totalitarianism," "Managed Democracy," "The Political," the "Technologization of politics," and more.

A very encompassing podcast to compliment the perspectives presented in the latest 1Dime videos concerning US Democracy such as:

The Separation of Powers is BROKEN, Here’s Why: https://youtu.be/1FIzoxAm2IU?si=yY5q6qh0VmMAqD08

Controlled Opposition: A Theory (Documentary): https://youtu.be/7uPevWDAYFI?si=M2FxcZKZMrVxEOJR

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In Part 2 (the backroom), Terry and I discuss Inverted Totalitarianism more deeply and assess whether there is a way out beyond managed democracy or if there must be a renewed conception of a more egalitarian "socialist managed democracy." Patrons get access to it at Patreon.com/OneDime

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