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Spanish Citizen’s Climate Assembly could still deliver — if the government allow it

14.06.2021

Despite the fact that the Spanish Government itself has declared a climate emergency, it refuses to take concrete measures.

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Deliberative Democracy and Israel‘s Monocultural ‘National Us’

24.05.2021

Rosemary Bechler, mainsite editor at OpenDemocracy, on polarisation, the Monocultural National Us, and Israeli exceptionalism.

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The Left really is out of touch — two months in the Navy showed me why

7.05.2021

If the Left is serious about re-connecting with the working class, it needs to start discussing difficult points.

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Ever Given Capitalism?

30.04.2021

Political organisation is vital to enable the move to post-capitalism. Some wind or a virus alone cannot subdue transnational power elites.

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Albania’s general election: between desperation and hope

22.04.2021

Albania faces general elections on April 25. Will it be more business-as-usual or is there hope for an altenative?

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Why the Netherlands needs a Green New Deal

21.04.2021

Elitism, Green New Deals, Nitrogen and farmers resistance.

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The German Government is blocking the reunification of a family — we mustn’t stand for it

8.04.2021

The story of a married Eritrean couple barred from reuniting by the German Embassy in Cairo.

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Italy’s PM Mario Draghi isn’t fighting poverty — he’s making it worse

6.04.2021

On 19 March, Mario Draghi held a press conference at Palazzo Chigi to present a bill containing the highest tax amnesty in the last five years.

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Trans visibility is cultural and political dissidence

31.03.2021

Trans day of visibility is about elevating the stories and successes of the trans community. Barbra Boustier shares her experience.

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