Labor and the Course of American Democracy keyword-blackshirts militarized private security

militarized private security

the use of ‘security’ concerns to suppress democratic dissent

the historians of antiquity and of revolution

Advocated here are—among other things—universal conscription

medieval and barbaric—which has replaced Communism as the main threat to Western civilization and values

Labor and the Course of American Democracy keyword-blackshirts militarized private securityThe American hemisphere is now more tightly interconnected than ever before, with the trend toward greater economic, social and cultural integration apparently certain to continue. In this landmark text, Charles Bergquist offers a fresh interpretation of the historical background to this integration from the unusual perspective of labor. Focusing on slices of US history, and built around critiques of a handful of classic and influential texts, his