DEMOCRACY AND THE LEFT: Did you know that in The Communist Manifesto Marx said the "first step in the revolution" is to "win the battle of democracy"? He did so for good reason.

The article focuses on the misconception surrounding the term "democracy" and its widespread use in political discourse. Topics include the distinction between democracy as a system of choosing representatives versus direct rule by the people, the historical misapplication of the term in various political systems, and how America was never intended to be a democracy in the modern sense.