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Tariq Ali (2015) | The Twilight of Democracy

Tariq Ali (2015) | The Twilight of Democracy

Update: 2024-04-30
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What is the purpose of democracy when it’s become more challenging than ever to tell the left and right apart? 

Journalist and filmmaker, Tariq Ali says Western democracy has failed and we are now seeing the emergence of an extreme centre, which ensures no challenges to this form of neoliberal politics is permitted. 

Tariq Ali is a British-Pakistani political commentator and a prolific writer, journalist and filmmaker. He has been a leading figure of the international left since the 1960s. His books include The Duel: Pakistan on the Flightpath of American Power, The Obama Sydrome and The Extreme Centre: A Warning.

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Tariq Ali (2015) | The Twilight of Democracy

Tariq Ali (2015) | The Twilight of Democracy