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Lessons in Activism: Middle School Students Advocate for Syrian Refugees
Nassim Zerriffi's activism campaign class teaches middle schoolers in Manhattan how democracy really works.
Henry A. Giroux | White Supremacy and Sanctioned Violence in the Age of Donald Trump
Trump's ideology of fear and violence must be countered with a collective movement for real justice and democracy.
Turkish Academics Fear Growing Witch Hunt Following Failed Coup
The growing academic purges have made scholars extremely wary of publishing critical or sensitive material.
Turkish Academics Fear Growing Witch Hunt Following Failed Coup
The growing academic purges have made scholars extremely wary of publishing critical or sensitive material.
Who Plans the Economy? Imagining Fair and Free Trade
We need new trade and investment rules that shift control from the plutocratic private owner to the democratic public.
Noam Chomsky on Anarchism, Communism and Revolutions
What can we learn from the great radical movements of the 19th and 20th centuries?
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Billionaires Bought Brexit — They Are Controlling Our Venal Political System
Is this a democracy or is it a plutocracy?
The Icelandic Pirate Party and the Search for a New Democracy
An internet-powered movement could win a parliamentary plurality.
What the US Can Learn From Canada’s Experiment With Electoral Reform
Canadian democracy could become more representative thanks to efforts to transform how members of Parliament are elected.
Constructing Visions of “Perpetual Peace”: An Interview With Noam Chomsky
One of the most disturbing and dangerous developments is the growing insulation of the elite from any system of democratic accountability.