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Stories, data, analysis, events and other content of, by, and for everyday people governing themselves. Publisher is Joe Mathews, journalist, Berggruen Institute fellow and co-founder of the Global Forum on Modern Direct Democracy
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“In a world where power is misused, public morality has become slippery & dishonesty lurches sickeningly through public speech, animals can offer vital lessons for human ethics, political wisdom & social health.”
— @jay-griffiths.bsky.social
#moralcompass #animals #ethics
— @jay-griffiths.bsky.social
#moralcompass #animals #ethics
The Moral Authority Of Animals | NOEMA
For millennia before we showed up on the scene, social animals — those living in societies and cooperating for survival — had been creating cultures imbued with ethics.
www.noemamag.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
“In a world where power is misused, public morality has become slippery & dishonesty lurches sickeningly through public speech, animals can offer vital lessons for human ethics, political wisdom & social health.”
— @jay-griffiths.bsky.social
#moralcompass #animals #ethics
— @jay-griffiths.bsky.social
#moralcompass #animals #ethics
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We can’t keep hitting up the richest to meet today’s affordability challenge. In an economy where the top 10% own 93% of all equities in financial markets, “it can only be met by spreading the wealth of ownership more broadly in the first place,” argues Nathan Gardels.
#aiwealth #ubi #affordability
#aiwealth #ubi #affordability
Address ‘Affordability’ By Spreading AI Wealth Around | NOEMA
The emergent “coalition of the precariat” should embrace the idea of universal basic capital.
www.noemamag.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
We can’t keep hitting up the richest to meet today’s affordability challenge. In an economy where the top 10% own 93% of all equities in financial markets, “it can only be met by spreading the wealth of ownership more broadly in the first place,” argues Nathan Gardels.
#aiwealth #ubi #affordability
#aiwealth #ubi #affordability
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NEW: A Local Snapshot with Orzhytsia (Ukraine) Mayor Olena Sydorenko. 'Openness Is Even More Essential in War' www.democracy.community/stories/loca...
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
NEW: A Local Snapshot with Orzhytsia (Ukraine) Mayor Olena Sydorenko. 'Openness Is Even More Essential in War' www.democracy.community/stories/loca...
NEW: A Local Snapshot with Orzhytsia (Ukraine) Mayor Olena Sydorenko. 'Openness Is Even More Essential in War' www.democracy.community/stories/loca...
November 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
NEW: A Local Snapshot with Orzhytsia (Ukraine) Mayor Olena Sydorenko. 'Openness Is Even More Essential in War' www.democracy.community/stories/loca...
NEW at Democracy Local: Our Local Snapshot feature chats with Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani about his city's water struggles—and how participatory governance and neighborhood democracy may help solve them. www.democracy.community/stories/loca...
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM
NEW at Democracy Local: Our Local Snapshot feature chats with Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani about his city's water struggles—and how participatory governance and neighborhood democracy may help solve them. www.democracy.community/stories/loca...
They are gulags. Should start calling them that, @nytimes.com
The Trump administration is ensuring there is almost no way out of immigration detention other than death or deportation.
Read our latest blog to learn more ⬇️
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Read our latest blog to learn more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4qGcGNh
ICE is detaining indiscriminately. And releasing almost no one.
Immigrants in detention and their loved ones and legal representatives are facing desperation and sheer exhaustion. Through a series of legal, policy and bureaucratic machinations, the Trump administr...
www.nilc.org
October 24, 2025 at 4:40 PM
They are gulags. Should start calling them that, @nytimes.com
In separatist news, the Welsh nationalists with a strong showing. Cymru Rhydd!
🚨 It looks like Plaid Cymru have won the Caerphilly by-election
beating Reform into second and Labour’s vote collapsing!
High turn-out (50%) as the Welsh voters turn up to keep Reform U.K. out, it would seem.
beating Reform into second and Labour’s vote collapsing!
High turn-out (50%) as the Welsh voters turn up to keep Reform U.K. out, it would seem.
a flag with a red dragon on it is flying in the wind
ALT: a flag with a red dragon on it is flying in the wind
media.tenor.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
In separatist news, the Welsh nationalists with a strong showing. Cymru Rhydd!
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If you’re wondering why ICE Agents, even behind their masks, seem like a bunch of pathetic losers, it’s because that’s exactly the kinds of people who join secret police forces: people who are such failures that a repugnant job is the best they can get. Data: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
October 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
If you’re wondering why ICE Agents, even behind their masks, seem like a bunch of pathetic losers, it’s because that’s exactly the kinds of people who join secret police forces: people who are such failures that a repugnant job is the best they can get. Data: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Always greatful for every reader, even harsh ones. And I’ll readily concede that if you’re the sort of person who prefers politically irrelevant academic agonism to considering technologically enabled possibilities for real change, you probably won’t like our book.
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Governing the Miracle | Modern Intellectual History | Cambridge Core
Governing the Miracle
www.cambridge.org
October 22, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Always greatful for every reader, even harsh ones. And I’ll readily concede that if you’re the sort of person who prefers politically irrelevant academic agonism to considering technologically enabled possibilities for real change, you probably won’t like our book.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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“The long-delayed realization that what was once considered our grandchildren’s problem is now our own is arriving not in the form of hurricane-force winds, but as a letter of assessment from an insurer.”
— @brianstonejr.bsky.social
#abundanceagenda #climatecrisis #greentransition
— @brianstonejr.bsky.social
#abundanceagenda #climatecrisis #greentransition
The Abundance Movement’s Blind Spot | NOEMA
What if Americans care more about the cost of climate disasters than carbon-free energy?
www.noemamag.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
“The long-delayed realization that what was once considered our grandchildren’s problem is now our own is arriving not in the form of hurricane-force winds, but as a letter of assessment from an insurer.”
— @brianstonejr.bsky.social
#abundanceagenda #climatecrisis #greentransition
— @brianstonejr.bsky.social
#abundanceagenda #climatecrisis #greentransition
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“The ‘Make America Great Again’ movement is less a conservative restoration than a strategic recalibration rooted in the logic of the Warring States.”
—Hui Huang
#china #history #tariffs
—Hui Huang
#china #history #tariffs
Welcome To The New Warring States | NOEMA
Today’s global turbulence has echoes in Chinese history.
www.noemamag.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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“The path to tyranny is often paved by individuals who ‘obey in advance,’ anticipating what authoritarian leaders want & preemptively meeting them halfway to avoid conflict. In the age of AI, this phenomenon appears poised to occur at an algorithmic scale.”
—Andrew Sorota
#AI #democracy
—Andrew Sorota
#AI #democracy
Rescuing Democracy From The Quiet Rule Of AI | NOEMA
Our gravest AI risk isn’t runaway superintelligence but our cultural readiness to surrender collective judgment to algorithmic systems.
www.noemamag.com
October 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“The path to tyranny is often paved by individuals who ‘obey in advance,’ anticipating what authoritarian leaders want & preemptively meeting them halfway to avoid conflict. In the age of AI, this phenomenon appears poised to occur at an algorithmic scale.”
—Andrew Sorota
#AI #democracy
—Andrew Sorota
#AI #democracy
Wide-ranging discussion at the UN Forummof Mayors in Geneva
October 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Wide-ranging discussion at the UN Forummof Mayors in Geneva
The municipality of Gaborone, Botswana takes transparency seriously. It posts its response times and service delivery promises on a big tablet right outside the Civic Center.
October 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The municipality of Gaborone, Botswana takes transparency seriously. It posts its response times and service delivery promises on a big tablet right outside the Civic Center.
Great local panel at Open Government Partnership.
October 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Great local panel at Open Government Partnership.
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“That it has fallen to Germans to remind America of what the West is all about suggests we have come full circle to a point where the most ardent pupils of democracy must now tutor their mentors who seem to have forgotten the lessons they once taught so well.”
—Nathan Gardels
#democracy #patriotism
—Nathan Gardels
#democracy #patriotism
‘Constitutional Patriotism’ | NOEMA
Europe hopes America will remain anchored in the West.
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October 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
“That it has fallen to Germans to remind America of what the West is all about suggests we have come full circle to a point where the most ardent pupils of democracy must now tutor their mentors who seem to have forgotten the lessons they once taught so well.”
—Nathan Gardels
#democracy #patriotism
—Nathan Gardels
#democracy #patriotism
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Bloomberg bubble charts the Bubble:
October 10, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Bloomberg bubble charts the Bubble:
@katieporteroc.bsky.social 's interview reveals not her manners but her lack of ideas & vision.
The question she was asked is a softball--what do you say to Trump voters? The easy answer is to offer your vision. But she doesn't have one. Look at her website policy katieporter.com/priorities/
The question she was asked is a softball--what do you say to Trump voters? The easy answer is to offer your vision. But she doesn't have one. Look at her website policy katieporter.com/priorities/
Priorities | Katie Porter for Governor
Defending Your Health Care From Trump’s Attacks: Our next governor must be a health care governor! In Congress, I took on our health care challenges — passing a strong law to stop insurance companies ...
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October 10, 2025 at 2:07 PM
@katieporteroc.bsky.social 's interview reveals not her manners but her lack of ideas & vision.
The question she was asked is a softball--what do you say to Trump voters? The easy answer is to offer your vision. But she doesn't have one. Look at her website policy katieporter.com/priorities/
The question she was asked is a softball--what do you say to Trump voters? The easy answer is to offer your vision. But she doesn't have one. Look at her website policy katieporter.com/priorities/
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An incident in Chicago took place that everyone in America should know about. Trump's ICE thugs shot a pastor in the head with a pepper bullet. He's suing. This man should be internationally famous. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues over First Amendment threats
David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents
www.independent.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM
An incident in Chicago took place that everyone in America should know about. Trump's ICE thugs shot a pastor in the head with a pepper bullet. He's suing. This man should be internationally famous. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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We are starting to witness tantalizing glimpses of the net good that can be achieved via genetic editing. How far will we allow it to go?
Aryn Baker explores.
#geneediting #crispr
Aryn Baker explores.
#geneediting #crispr
Editing Nature To Fix Our Failures | NOEMA
Gene editing may enable us to prevent a species from ever becoming extinct in the first place. But should we?
www.noemamag.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We are starting to witness tantalizing glimpses of the net good that can be achieved via genetic editing. How far will we allow it to go?
Aryn Baker explores.
#geneediting #crispr
Aryn Baker explores.
#geneediting #crispr
Big news in LA
October 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Big news in LA
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MAGA’s full-scale assault on civil society is about to begin, and here’s the vehicle: “the threat of the orders comes not necessarily in the form of imminent charges but in the lengthy, resource-draining investigations…” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-tru...
The Trump Admin’s Mostly Unnoticed Move to Crack Down on the Opposition
Last month, the White House issued two executive orders that direct federal...
talkingpointsmemo.com
October 7, 2025 at 6:16 AM
MAGA’s full-scale assault on civil society is about to begin, and here’s the vehicle: “the threat of the orders comes not necessarily in the form of imminent charges but in the lengthy, resource-draining investigations…” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-tru...
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Despite opposition parties' promises to save democracy once elected, it is not uncommon for these parties to become seduced by the power of their predecessors' authoritarian machinery.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
October 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Despite opposition parties' promises to save democracy once elected, it is not uncommon for these parties to become seduced by the power of their predecessors' authoritarian machinery.
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
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Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
Truth: No cars rammed ICE
Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in
Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle
Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired
Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her
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A lack of respect for opposition parties and checks and balances led to the unraveling of Bolivia's Movement Toward Socialism (MAS).
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
October 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A lack of respect for opposition parties and checks and balances led to the unraveling of Bolivia's Movement Toward Socialism (MAS).
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/a...