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The End of Politicians

Time for a Real Democracy

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The End of Politicians

By: Brett Hennig
Narrated by: Brett Hennig
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Our politics is broken, but it can be fixed.

A real democracy is not only possible - it is an urgent necessity.

Provocative, succinct and inspiring, The End of Politicians combines insights from the history of democracy with a critical understanding of the information revolution to explain how we can fix democracy by eliminating politicians and replacing them with a representative network of everyday citizens.

A wealth of recent evidence has shown that groups of randomly selected, ordinary people can and do make balanced, informed and trusted decisions. These citizens' assemblies are legitimate, accountable, competent and, above all, convincing demonstrations that we can govern ourselves.

The future of democracy has arrived. It is time for the end of politicians.

©2017 Unbound (P)2020 Brett Hennig
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Critic reviews

"Compelling, inspiring." (Professor Lyn Carson, University of Sydney, director of the newDemocracy Foundation)

"Powerfully argued and carefully researched." (Professor Manuel Arriaga, New York University, author of Rebooting Democracy: A Citizen's Guide to Reinventing Politics)

"A powerful critique and provocative alternative." (Professor Erik Olin Wright, University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of Envisioning Real Utopias)

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A fantastic deconstruction of our current political systems and a detailed, thoughtful, hopeful and realistic exploration of how we can and should do better.

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