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Published in: TransformationThe imperatives of mutual recognition
Without respect, confidence and esteem on all sides, polarisation in politics will be permanent.
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Published in: TransformationBrexit, democracy and the sacred
There is no way back to anything resembling a united kingdom without some kind of sacrifice.
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Published in: TransformationCould we force politicians to tell the truth?
Politics is pre-truth not post-truth. Does the regulation of advertising provide some answers?
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Published in: TransformationCan politics ever be compassionate?
To turn towards suffering and make that the centerpiece of your decisions takes guts and determination. Español
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Published in: TransformationThe politics of Latinx recognition
A new fluid, multiracial and multicultural identity is emerging in American politics. Español
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Published in: TransformationHow does change happen? One man’s journey through the personal and the political
The first step to building a new world is to start living it, but don’t stop there.
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Published in: Transformation1968: The revolution that will not die
How conservatives won the counter-revolution after 1968—and how they might lose.
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Published in: TransformationWho can we trust?
How can we cultivate a healthy skepticism of our institutions even as we rely on them for information, knowledge,...
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Published in: TransformationWhat hope for the millennial generation in politics?
Millennials are confronted by political systems that don’t look like them, speak like them or address their core...
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Published in: TransformationDemocratic distress in Europe and the USA: a transatlantic malaise?
What could Americans and Europeans learn from each other about the looming crisis of democracy?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow to win the Brexit Civil War. An open letter to my fellow Remainers
Brexit has already begun. Any attempt to deny this and merely ‘stop Brexit’ will fail. To succeed we must overthrow...
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Published in: TransformationHow to build a progressive movement in a divided country
Since we can expect more polarization ahead, how can we use its heat and volatility to create something useful?
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Published in: TransformationThe left’s problem isn’t politics—it’s metaphysics
How can liberals and progressives learn to feel differently about identity?
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Published in: TransformationThe American that America doesn't want to know
For Max—poor, white, male and vocal—politics were a projection of the personal.
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Published in: TransformationThe dangers of political sainthood
If our aim is to learn from individuals who somehow rise above their time, we should treat them more like ordinary...
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Published in: TransformationWhen will there be harmony?
‘White trash,’ ‘dumbass libtard,’ ‘right-wing fuckhead:’ have we all gone mad?
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Published in: TransformationCould Facebook provide an antidote to political polarization?
Is it so hard to listen and speak respectfully to people you disagree with?
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Published in: TransformationCollaborating with the enemy
At a time of increasing polarization, how can we work with people we may not like, trust, or agree with?
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Published in: TransformationDesmond Tutu was right
As the UK General Election campaign heats up, who says politics and religion don’t mix?
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Published in: TransformationFrom the politics of division to the politics of humanity
We must not give up on revolutionary optimism. It may get us some important concessions from neo-liberalism—and...