On the Abolition of All Political Parties

An NYRB Classics Original  Simone Weil—philosopher activist mystic—is one of the most uncompromising of modern spiritual masters. In “On the Abolition of All Political Parties” she challenges the foundation of the modern liberal political order making an argument that has particular resonance today when the apathy and anger of the people and the self-serving partisanship of the political class present a threat to democracies all over the world. Dissecting the dynamic of power and propaganda caus...See More