Children and young people’s assemblies: The next generation of democracy What happens when young people are given the space, trust, and respect to rise to the occasion of democratic decision making?

What happens when young people are given the space, trust, and respect to rise to the occasion of democratic decision making?

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La convergencia ideológica de la nueva ola reaccionaria Se repite hasta la saciedad: la extrema derecha avanza porque el “hombre blanco” está enfadado. Enfadado por las migraciones, por el feminismo, por la visibilidad LGTBI, por el cambio cultural, por un...

Me publican este artículo en Sin Permiso sobre "La convergencia ideológica de la nueva ola reaccionaria" 👇

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Jürgen Habermas, philosophe allemand, intellectuel combatif et esprit encyclopédique, est mort à l’âge de 96 ans Ce théoricien, qui n’hésitait pas à intervenir dans le débat public, fut un des premiers à harmoniser la tradition analytique anglo-saxonne, axée sur la logique et la langue, et la tradition continentale, centrée sur les idées.

Jürgen Habermas, philosophe allemand, intellectuel combatif et esprit encyclopédique, est mort à l’âge de 96 ans

What Democracy Does . . . And Does Not Do | Journal of Democracy People are losing faith in democracy’s ability to deliver social progress. But are democracies better than autocracies at promoting economic growth, alleviating poverty, and creating healthier…

People are losing faith in democracy’s ability to deliver social progress. But are democracies better than autocracies at promoting economic growth, alleviating poverty, and creating healthier, more educated, and more peaceful societies? On all counts, the answer is yes.

Primer discurso Presidente Gabriel Boric en Palacio de La Moneda YouTube video by Gabriel Boric Font

Now that his term is coming to an end, it is necessary to remember @gabrielboric.cl beautiful pro-democracy inauguration speech four years ago.

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Great idea to go see this documentary today👇

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AMERICANA 2026: Tretze anys amb el millor indie nord-americà a Barcelona - Americana Film Fest Film Festival Barcelona

Descobreix la programació de la 13a edició del festival. Quina pel·lícula tens més ganes de veure a #Americana2026?

Graella i venda d'entrades molt aviat al nostre web: americanafilmfest.com/ca/2026/02/1...

Drinking 2-3 cups of coffee a day tied to lower dementia risk — Harvard Gazette Caffeinated tea also found to slow cognitive decline in study.

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🗣️ Call for abstracts open!

The IV Catalonia Workshop in Political Theory will take place in Girona on 11 June 2026.

Open to any area of political theory, with special attention to identity, justice, equality, conflict, and crisis.

⏳ Deadline: 31 March 2026

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I’ve listened to a lot of Ezra Klein, but his recent conversation with Priya Parker might be one of his very best. It’s about something we almost never treat as political, even though it’s the core of politics: how we gather, host and live together. The very nucleus of politics.

Impacts of Citizens’ Assemblies: A Summary of the Latest Research — People Powered A new summary of global evidence to help you understand the power of citizens’ assemblies to change people, communities, and governments.

Citizens' assemblies have become significantly more important in recent years. But what do we know about their impact? As a global hub for participatory democracy, @peoplepowered.org has summarised research findings from numerous studies.

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The real danger is that people can become happy under the new regime👇

History doesn’t always wear a suit in City Hall. Sometimes it takes the subway.

Zohran Mamdani sworn in underground, administered by Letitia James.

Zohran Needs to Create Popular Assemblies If Zohran Mamdani is serious about delivering on his promises, he needs more than policies — he needs institutions that empower working people. Popular assemblies offer a way to build a new, bottom-up political culture in New York City.

If Zohran Mamdani is serious about delivering on his promises, he needs more than policies — he needs institutions that empower working people.

Popular assemblies offer a way to build a new, bottom-up political culture in New York City.

The Life Span of Loneliness | NYT Opinion YouTube video by New York Times Opinion

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Test scores in U.S. schools are down. Are smartphones to blame? Researchers are examining whether a decline in reading and math scores over the last decade is related to the widespread use of smartphones by young people.

Researchers are examining whether a decline in reading and math scores over the last decade is related to the widespread use of smartphones by young people. n.pr/4ank2iN

🎉 Thrilled to share this new article with @masjordi.bsky.social @uocuniversitat.bsky.social "The Exodus That Never Was? An Empirical Analysis on Territorial Conflict and Foot-Voting" @politiquesupf.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🦋 The theory of democracy revisited: an interdisciplinary call to arms Discussions about democracy have never been more vibrant. Yet, debates often unfold in a highly simplistic or unreflective way. Dimitris Kastritis joins the Science of Democracy 2.0 to argue for the n...

🦋 #ScienceOfDemocracy No.127
Discussions about democracy have never been more vibrant. 🗣️ Yet, debates often unfold in a highly simplistic or unreflective way.
🙋 Dimitris Kastritis argues for the need to keep raising 🆕 questions in democratic theory.
👉 bit.ly/49Q1bwI

30,018 people turned out today at the Lluís Companys stadium for the match Catalunya-Palestine. A proof of the popular support for Palestine among Catalans, and a setback for all the Zionists in the Catalan Countries and all over the world
#PaïsosCatalasAmbPalestina #FreePalestine #Catalonia

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“By making a direct parallel between choice in the marketplace and at the ballot box, neoliberals not only depicted sovereign consumers as the key drivers of capitalism... but also described the daily voting on the marketplace as the real driver of individual representation"

The recognition of democracy as a universally relevant system is a major revolution in thinking, and one of the main contributions of the twentieth century.

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Pure dignity✊ #FreePalestine

Javier Bardem at the #Emmys: "Here I am today denouncing the genocide in Gaza... Free Palestine!"

(via @Variety)

Madrid: Thousands demostrating against the Israeli team’s participation in Spain’s cycling ride

They have torn down the barriers and the stage has been suspended

The Genocide Convention obligates to prevent and punish

The states are not doing it, the people are demanding it

La dignidad de la movilización popular frente al genocidio de Israel. Desde Euskal Herria hasta las calles de Madrid, eredu zarete!

#PalestinaAskatu 🇵🇸✊

Studying politically-oriented subjects such as arts, humanities and social sciences is associated with democratic citizenship; education appears to encourage democratic support and engagement through the cognitive benefits it confers www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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