The process of repression is outsourced to the citizenry who indirectly secure absolute power for the regime. It is a vicious cycle with the masses being both the victims as well as beneficiaries of repression.
What we see happening in Iran is the emergence of a new discourse that combines old traditions and new ideas that will strengthen a home-grown democracy.
How can society encourage more nuance and compromise when entrenched opposition is baked into consumerism and politics? Español
“We are an organization with one staff member, and a limited amount of energy because nobody in the political and activist left wants to talk about Brexit! “
Donald Trump is portrayed as a narcissist, but what exactly does that mean?
The directors of a new documentary about class stratification in Britain’s acting profession argue that class needs to be added back into the UK Equality Act.
Three capitals – the financial and military heart, the bridge with eastern Europe, and the ancient caput mundi on the Mediterranean – form a triangle, at whose centre emerges South Tyrol.
The last of four excerpts from the forthcoming ‘Our City: Migrants and the Making of Modern Birmingham’: on the emergence of live and let live.
“In the Kenyan camp there are second generation and third generation refugees,” I said, “Can you imagine somebody being in there on a permanently temporary basis? It’s hopeless.” It opened their eyes a bit I hope.
If human beings are so ineffective in confronting planetary problems, shouldn’t we seek out help wherever we can find it?
