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The decision by South African President @CyrilRamaphosa to place inequality at the heart of the G20 agenda is historic. It marks a significant step forward on the long road toward greater equality. It is no coincidence that countries from the Global South—Brazil and South…
🚨 Applications for the UN #YPP 2025 are open! 📲 Scan the QR code or click below to learn more 👇 👉 bit.ly/YPP2025_Global… #WorkforUN #UNCareers #UNJobs #YPP2025 #WorforceDiversity
In the USA in 1943 they produced a film 'Don't be a Sucker' about fascism. It perfectly explains Nigel Farage, Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the entire Right.
As cities gain power in global affairs, are councils key players or sidelined observers? This study finds mayors still dominate international cooperation. By Robert Gawłowski, Agnieszka Szpak, Joanna Modrzyńska, Paweł Modrzyński, Michał Dahl 📖 ijurr.org/article/active…
Lest you doubt a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world, consider Keisha Mayuga: a young woman who improvised a kilometre-long pop-up cycle lane in Manila, sparking 500 km. of permanent infrastructure throughout the Philippines. theurbanactivist.com/mobility/commu…
In his new book, 'Liberation and Corruption', @PeterHain examines why movements born from ideals of #Justice and #Freedom often succumb to bad governance and corruption once in power. youtube.com/watch?v=k_4Dig…
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Liberation and Corruption: Why Freedom Movements Fail – with Peter...
How does the government create money? Economics Professor Steve spells i... youtu.be/UgDJOTipEXA?si… via @YouTube
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Support my campaign for interest-free loans for making housing affordable. More details in the comments. #housingcrisis
With support from 165 countries, the UN has voted to condemn the US blockade of Cuba. For the 33rd time. Tell me, who's the rogue state here?
BREAKING 🇨🇺🇺🇳 With 165 countries in favour, the United Nations has voted to condemn the US blockade of Cuba for the 33rd time — despite an unprecedented campaign by the State Department to stop them.
🇪🇺 “Those who control digital infrastructure control the conditions of possibility for democracy itself.” @IIPP_UCL Honorary Professor @francesca_bria writes about the need for Europe to reclaim its digital sovereignty for @NoemaMag. ✍️ Read more here: buff.ly/B4l0l1g
This guy explains why everything we know about addiction is actually wrong
Steve Bannon: “Well he’s gonna get a third term. Trump is gonna be president in ‘28 and people ought to just get accommodated with that. At the appropriate time we’ll lay out what the plan is, but there’s a plan and President Trump will be the president in ‘28.”
Raising taxes on the wealthy won’t drive millionaires out of New York—it will help keep the city livable for everyone. Our Chair, and proud New Yorker, Morris Pearl explains why he’s willing to pay more in taxes so everyone can afford to live and enjoy all that NYC has to offer.
Insight into justification for 3rd term for Trump in 2028: this is serious @heathercoxricha @APSAtweets @ECPR @FrontPolSci @eiupolisci @ipsa_aisp
Steve Bannon: “Well he’s gonna get a third term. Trump is gonna be president in ‘28 and people ought to just get accommodated with that. At the appropriate time we’ll lay out what the plan is, but there’s a plan and President Trump will be the president in ‘28.”
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Turkish Politics ipsa.org/na/job-offer/a…
It has been absolutely fascinating to see all the Zionist "antisemitism fighters" ignore entirely the worst antisemitism scandal from a majjor American party in history. Even the ADL has not addressed it. Think how outraged they were by the recognition of a Palestinian state, for…
These are some of the leaked messages Young Republicans were sending in group chats. politico.com/news/2025/10/1…
Political distrust pushes citizens away from representative democracy, but not uniformly toward its rivals. Van der Meer & Janssen find that distrust (especially among populists) fuels support for direct democracy. #Democracy Read more: link.springer.com/article/10.100…
Um none of them were “kids” Samuel Douglass is 27 Annie Kaykaty is 28 Alex Dwyer is 29 Peter Giunta is 31 Joe Maligno is 35 Vance himself is 41 Sorry but this isn’t something you can use the “kids say the darndest (and most grotesquely racist) things” defense @JDVance
Vance on public outrage over the "I love Hitler" group chat: "Grow up! Focus on the real issues. Don't focus on what kids say in group chats... The reality is that kids do stupid things, especially young boys — they tell edgy, offensive jokes. That's what kids do."
The Origins of Democracy These two new books discuss the origins of democracy in Europe and the United States. They offer an interesting perspective on an important question. On Ahmed's book, see: press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove… On Behrisch's book, see: cambridge.org/us/universityp…
They canceled comedians over jokes about Charlie Kirk. But when it came to “I love Hitler” and slave rape jokes, JD Vance called them “just kids.” This isn’t slip-of-the-tongue ignorance — it’s calculated permission. The Right always finds grace for white supremacists. Never…
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