From Open Democracy, an article on disarmament as the forgotten issue: "Peace on Earth" by 2020? It's possible — here's how. Abnormals of all nations, unite! What is worrying is not so much the number of failed democracies as the extensive misuse of democratic institutions, symbols, and practices. Poof: An article on the post-revolutionary disappearing act — and its dreadful consequences. A review of Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being and Why No One Saw It Coming by Paul Hawken. The introduction to Power and Plenty: Trade, War, and the World Economy in the Second Millennium by Ronald Findlay and Kevin H. O'Rourke. A review of The Politics of Free Markets: The Rise of Neoliberal Economic Policies in Britain, France, Germany, and the United States by Monica Prasad.

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