Taking Control! with Anthony Barnett

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In 2020, two mighty sets of forces battled for control of the United States.

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Trump led the charge, threatening to continue his brand of racist, gangster capitalism. Revolted by the prospect, the Democrats, influenced by Bernie Sanders, mobilised voters in record numbers. But, now in the White House, can Biden and the liberal centre ally with progressives under the banner of humanity to renew democracy on Earth and save our ecosystem?From Anthony Barnett, co-creator and former editor-in-chief of openDemocracy, comes this blazing response to the confrontation between Trumpism and Biden in America, that sets out how the future of humankind is at stake. As democracy rests on a knife edge in the USA, changed forever in the wake of Black Lives Matter, the ongoing climate crisis and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Taking Control! shows how what is happening in America may yet give us hope for change across the world.SPEAKERSAnthony Barnett is the author of Iron Britannia, Soviet Freedom, This Time and The Lure of Greatness. He was the first Co-ordinator of Britain’s Charter 88, Co-director of the Convention on Modern Liberty, and was a founding Editor of openDemocracy from 2001-2007.Marcus Gilroy-Ware is the author of Filling the Void: Emotion, Social Media and Capitalism, and After the Fact?: The Truth About Fake News. He writes, teaches, researches, creates and codes at the intersection of culture and communication.HOW TO ACCESS THIS ONLINE EVENTAn invitation to this online event will be emailed to you on the day of the event. We will use the email address used to register for this event. Confirmation emails and invitation links sometimes end up in spam folders, so please check there before emailing the shop. Thank you.TICKET INFORMATIONIf you’d like a copy of the book then choose the book plus entry ticket. If you’d like to support Housmans then please choose a solidarity ticket. There’s also a free access ticket for students, low income and unwaged comrades.

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