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Matt Kennard is head of investigations at the investigative journalism website Declassified UK and co-author of Silent Coup.
In 1994, the enactment of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) resulted in an uprising organised by the Zapatistas — the first proof that even in the era of globalisation, resistance is still possible.
In a newly published 2006 interview, Tony Benn explains to Matt Kennard why the establishment fears true democracy: they understand it would mean the end of the capitalist system itself.
In the 1930s, a little-known economist proposed a new global system to expand the power of capitalism by restricting the rights of ordinary people – and inspired the corporate overthrow of democracy.