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Six reasons why protest is so important for democracy
WEB3. In an electoral democracy, protest provides an essential voice for minority groups. The classic theorists of representational government recognised that universal suffrage and majority voting ...
Totalitarianism in the twentieth century and beyond
WEBAug 27, 2019 · Totalitarianism in the twentieth century and beyond. A key under-studied area for analysis is how contemporary extreme right movements can also be seen as totalitarian. Indeed, it is not difficult ...
James Meadway - openDemocracy
WEBSep 28, 2023 · James Meadway hosts the new weekly economics podcast Macrodose and is director of the Progressive Economy Forum. Previously, he was economic adviser to the shadow chancellor, and chief economist ...
Ten things you should know about socialism | openDemocracy
WEBFeb 4, 2020 · 4. The U.S., Soviet Union, and China have more in common than you think. As capitalism emerged from feudalism in Europe in the 19th century, it advocated liberty, equality, fraternity, and ...
Democracy and social movements in Mexico | openDemocracy
WEBMexico has a proud tradition of mobilization, yet it has largely failed to ensure that demands are properly met or that the country’s politics, institutions and legal system are transformed.
The case for five new states | openDemocracy
WEBMay 5, 2021 · Share via. One of the most transformative things Democrats could do with their narrow majority in Congress would be to grant statehood to all the remaining inhabited US territories. That would ...
Introducing: State crime and resistance | openDemocracy
WEBThis week’s special feature, ‘State Crime and Resistance’ is edited by Penny Green with Tony Ward, Kristian Lasslett, Fatima Kanji, Thomas MacManus and Alicia de la Cour Venning, from ...
What does it mean to be a global citizen? | openDemocracy
WEBFeb 13, 2013 · A global citizen is someone who identifies with being part of an emerging world community and whose actions contribute to building this community’s values and practices. Such a definition of ...
The media giant you’ve never heard of, and why you should pay …
WEBMar 10, 2022 · Journalist Stefanie Albrecht spent a week undercover at the Berlin office of The Epoch Times office in 2017, for the German TV channel RTL. On her first day, Albrecht entered a slightly shabby ...
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