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Crash Course: Political Theory
Philosophies of Punishment & The Prison Abolition Movement
Let’s unpack prison abolition and how the U.S. came to incarcerate 2 million people.
Where Did Democracy Come From, and Does It Still Work?
If you’ve ever read Lord of the Flies, you know that building a society isn’t easy. How should we organize ourselves? Who’s equipped to make decisions on behalf of the group? And what would it look like for everyone to live a good life? Crash Course Political Theory will explore the big questions about what it means to live in a democracy.
Where Did Democracy Come From, and Does It Still Work?
Season 1 Episode 1 | 12m 4s | CC
A government by the people, for the people sounds like a good idea. But is democracy really all it’s cracked up to be? In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we’ll learn democracy has had its fair share of critics, past and present. And even those in favor of the idea don’t necessarily agree on what democracy should be.
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