A Cult of Democracy—Toward a Pluralistic Politics (Spring 2019)

How should we view and respond to concerns about the devolution of democracy and resurgence of racism and xenophobia currently manifesting in the U.S. and globally? “There is a sense that things are breaking down,” writes Cyndi Suarez, “and the world no longer makes sense.” But, she explains, what we are in fact  experiencing are the death throes of the dominant narratives undergirding these systems—and this article offers five points toward constructing new ones. by Cyndi Suarez