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Astra Taylor

Astra Taylor
Astra Taylor is the author of The People's Platform (winner of the American Book Award) and made two documentary films, Zizek! and Examined Life. Taylor’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post, n+1, and The Baffler, where she is a contributing editor. She lives in New York City.


Can Democracy Survive Contemporary Capitalism?

Astra Taylor on Democracy's Nonexistence and the Wealthy's Determination to Keep it Out of America
June 5, 2019  By Astra Taylor
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