The End of Politics: Corporate Power and the Decline of the Public Sphere.I was so desperate and depressed in the waning moments of Campaign 2000 that I picked up The End of Politics: Corporate Power and the Decline of the Public Sphere The public sphere is a concept in continental philosophy and critical theory that contrasts with the private sphere, and is the part of life in which one is interacting with others and with society at large. (Guilford, 2000) from my girlfriend's large stack of nonfiction like it was a promise not a threat. It's great. It was like reading Mary Daly's Beyond God the Father the first time and realizing that I wasn't crazy. In clear prose, Carl Boggs illuminates the American retreat from the public sphere to an eerily privatized landscape of shopping malls, gated communities gat·ed community n. A subdivision or neighborhood, often surrounded by a barrier, to which entry is restricted to residents and their guests. , New Age fads, rural militias, isolated computer terminals, and postmodern intellectual discourse. Reviews of the book have said it's bleak and grim but I found it, compared to the actualities of Erection 2000, a buoyant, clear analysis of how we got there. I hope Boggs is working on a book called What Do We Do Now? Kate Clinton Kate Clinton has been an American comedian for over 25 years, specializing in political commentary from a gay/lesbian point of view. She was born in Buffalo, New York. Comic career is a humorist hu·mor·ist n. 1. A person with a good sense of humor. 2. A performer or writer of humorous material. humorist Noun a person who speaks or writes in a humorous way . |
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