From a pro-democratic perspective, civil society and new media organisations are surging in the aftermath of the Orban regime.
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Rebel Cities 9: Iceland's Slow-Burning Digital Democratic Revolution
Icelanders to their credit have twice peacefully ousted governments, they are world leaders in transparency laws and digital freedom, and they decided not to bail out its failed banks.
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As Finance Capital Pushes Back, Public Banking Must Build and Take Power
To succeed, the public banking movement needs to be more than a good idea. We need supporters to number in the tens of thousands – for if there is not unyielding public demand, there will be no public bank.
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Trump and the British People: The Disconnect Couldn't Be Greater
"We know he’s a vain and self-absorbed man and to know that 250,000 people want to descend on central London and demonstrate against him will give him pause for thought," said one demonstrator.
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Rebel Cities 8: New York & Warsaw New Focal Points for A Growing Global Movement
Looking at the growing municipalist movement on display at Fearless Cities, it's useful to think of it as a network movement, where every city is looking to build autonomy locally while thinking globally.
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A Year Later, the Fascists of Charlottesville Are Back for More — This Time Outside the White House
Just because white supremacist rallies cannot and will not be banned by the state does not mean they should proceed without opposition.
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How the "Bernie of Mexico" Won the Presidency
Andrés Manuel López Obrador gave the people something to vote for: expanding free college education, raising the minimum wage, fighting income inequality, and creating a massive infrastructure and jobs program.
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From L.A. to N.Y., Hundreds of Thousands Protest Trump's Immigration Policies
In Los Angeles, tens of thousands assembled in front of City Hall just before noon in a star- and politician-studded rally that centered on messages of humanity and empathy transcending borders.
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An Economy that Works for All: Learning from the UK's Labour Manifesto
What Bernie Sanders is not talking about is a more thorough transformation of the economy that would democratize wealth and how it is created – like the UK Labour Party is proposing.
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'Take Away Our Poverty, Not Our Children!': Poor People's Campaign Caps Off 40 Days of Action
Thousands rallied in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, calling for a "moral revival" and demanding that America "Fight Poverty Not the Poor."
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Why People Keep Getting Arrested at the California State Capitol
On Monday, the California Poor People's Campaign, calling for affordable housing and other policies to address poverty, interrupted the state Senate and forced legislators to halt the floor session.
