Brexit and the Constitutional Crisis in the UK
Brexit is tough on democratic institutions. The United Kingdom faces a constitutional crisis after lawmakers wrested controls from the government last week. On Monday, a law came into effect that is designed to prevent that the UK leave the European Union without a deal on future relations between the country [...]
Fridays for Future in New York – “Climate Change is a Threat to Freedoms Worldwide”
This week we are particularly interested in climate change. Greta Thunberg, Swedish climate activist and founder of the Fridays for Future movement who arrived in New York after a two week journey on a sailboat at the end of August, will lead the global walkout on Sept 20th in New [...]
Dean Schaefer: Democracy Is…
"Democracy means holding political leaders accountable. It is a collection of norms and institutional mechanisms that, the better they function, facilitate a broader degree of political participation, and, guarantee a greater level of social and economic equality."
The Struggle for Inclusion: Pride Month and the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots
"Like all of New York City, the CUNY Graduate Center (GC CUNY) recently celebrated Pride Month, honoring the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. For the occasion, The Thought Project, the GC CUNY's spirited podcast project led by Tanya Domi, resident Media Relations Director and veteran, activist and a leading advocate for the repeal of policies that banned openly gay people from serving in the armed forces, invited LGBTQ members of the CUNY community to talk about history, careers, progress and struggle."
Phoebe Graham: Democracy Is…
"Democracy is connection; it’s honouring and celebrating the fact that we all live and breath under the same sky."
Guillermo Yrizar Barbosa: Democracy Is…
We asked Guillermo Yrizar Barbosa, What is democracy? [quote style="default"]"Democracy Is... the inclusion of diversity and heterogeneity on public affairs, a process in which power is shared by people with multiple socio-cultural and ethno-racial backgrounds in order to promote well-being across any type of borders and frontiers harming [...]