John Asimakopoulos

"Richard Lionheart tells the story of his mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine. In 1173, she and three of her sons instigate a rebellion to overthrow the English king, her husband Henry Plantagenet. What prompts this revolt? How does a great queen persuade her children to rise up against their father? And how does a son cope with this crushing conflict of loyalties? Replete with poetry and cruelty, this story takes us to the heart of the relationship between a mother and her favourite son - two individuals sustained by literature, unspoken love, honour and terrible violence. "--Publisher description.

"A stirring, grounded, and scholarly case for direct democracy as the route to a more just society. Neoliberalism has pushed capitalism to its limits, hollowing out global economies and lives in the process, while people are left with no voice. John Asimakopoulos addresses this problem with a theory to practice model that attempts to reconcile Marxism with democratic theory and offers a vision of an egalitarian society." --Back cover.

The only crisis of capitalism is capitalism itself. Let's toss credit default swaps, bailouts, environmental externalities and, while we're at it, private ownership of production in the dustbin of history. The Accumulation of Freedom brings together economists, historians, theorists, and activists for a first-of-its-kind study of anarchist economics. The editors aren't trying to subvert the notion of economics—they accept the standard definition, but reject the notion that capitalism or central planning are acceptable ways to organize economic life. ([Source](