Howard Zinn
The author’s theme is that the definition of democracy includes criteria that must lead to a certain level of human welfare within a society. He continues to support his argument by stating criteria describing democracy. The listed criteria to describe democracy were questions such as of to, what extent did people in society participate in those decisions which affect their lives? Do people have equal access to information which is needed to make important decisions? Is there equal protection in matters of life and death, equality before the law as well as equality with the law-enforcing institutions, equality in the distribution of available resources and equal access to education? Is there freedom of expression, freedom for
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