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Activism
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Why Aren’t Americans Rising Up Like The People Of Chile And Lebanon?
With more Americans demanding an alternative to a system that doesn’t serve their needs, the tinder for a…
The World Is In A Revolutionary Moment – How Can The Global Left Be A Serious Player?
We are living in an extraordinary moment in world history. This is a period of intense, frequent and…
Dude! Where’s My Democracy?
People turn to authoritarian leaders not because they distrust democracy but because our system is fundamentally undemocratic. Democracy…
Tech Is Fueling The Hong Kong Movement. Here’s How, And Why It’s A Huge Step For Freedom
Over the past two months, Hong Kong has roared into global headlines. Its seven million citizens have increasingly…
Britain After Brexit: Welcome To The Vulture Restaurant
US business will asset-strip the UK, but that’s not all: the Pentagon will find the little-known fragments of…
Class, Trump, Brexit, And The Decline Of The West
In politics, long-term socio-economic trends and global shifts matter more than often overstated ‘progressive’ discourses about equality, progress…
What If Most People Love Violence?
For decades, I’ve investigated and promoted nonviolent action as a means to help create a better world. Although…
Why Hong Kong Matters
Could mainland China not seek eventual convergence towards a democratic system, respectful of the full gamut of human…
How Technology Is Shaping Creative Activism In The 21st Century
Two decades into the 21st century, one would expect all manner of “new and innovative” activism, right? Even…
What Does It Take For Activists To Get Your Attention?
Activists are small players in the struggle for attention, which is controlled largely by advertisers. But there are…
Why Cities Rule The World
Cities are the 21st century’s dominant form of civilization — and they’re where humanity’s struggle for survival will take place.…
Who Belongs In A City?
Underneath every shiny new megacity, there’s often a story of communities displaced. In this moving, poetic talk, OluTimehin…
How To Make Peace? Get Angry
How did a young man born into a high caste in India come to free 83,000 children from…