With completely specious arguments, the American Supreme Court, with a Trumpian majority, entrenches itself in an arbitrary conception of presidential immunity and postpones the verdict on the former President until after the November 5 elections, when it will no longer be of any use
On April 25, 2024, Portugal celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, a bloodless uprising that ended the dictatorship of the Estado Novo and ushered in an era of democracy. Here is the story of the revolution and its symbol,…
The American elections on November 5 will not only serve to choose a President but to decide between democracy and authoritarianism - The growth of support for Trump is a nightmare not only for America but for the whole world and…
We reproduce the editorial by the Director, Laurent Joffrin, of the French site LeJournal.info which clarifies and clearly distinguishes the barbarity of terrorists in Gaza and Israel's right to respond with the aim of destroying but without forgetting the rights of the innocent...
The former Treasury minister sounds the alarm clock in the face of the excessive power of the Internet giants which is also a threat to democracy. It is essential that the Antitrust fully apply the rules
The search for the truth in the face of the serious deviations of elements of the State on the occasion of the massacres of the 70s and 80s was the strong appeal of the President of the Republic on the occasion of the anniversary of the assassination of Aldo Moro
INTERVIEW WITH BIAGIO DE GIOVANNI, philosopher and former MEP of the Pd area. “We are witnessing the end of representative democracy” – “The Democratic Party must find itself and detach itself from the 5 Stars” – “I hope Bonaccini wins. Schlein is a…
An inter-party formation founded on national unity, the CLN coordinated and directed the Resistance, fighting alongside the Allies to free Italy from Nazi-fascism
On 15 and 16 May, the South American country elects the constituent assembly, which will be made up of 155 citizens, 17 of whom are Indians. The text will be ready within a year and will then be submitted to a referendum
In his book "The heart of democracy - Thoughts, feelings and emotions at the basis of political consensus", Nazzareno Pietroni, former parliamentary adviser, turns the spotlight on the hidden motivations of political consensus and on how much the psychological dimension weighs on politics...
On 19 August 1954, at the age of 73, the co-founder of the DC, the first prime minister of the Italian Republic and considered one of the fathers of the European Union and above all of Italian reconstruction, died at his home in Borgo Valsugana. Forward-looking realism,…
The 75-year struggle for liberation from fascism gave Italians the strength to rebuild the country: it is the same strength needed today to beat the pandemic and redo Italy.
A recent book by the constitutionalist Francesco Pallante brings the comparison between representative democracy and direct democracy back into the spotlight, tipping the balance in favor of the former
The assumption that the middle class remains the backbone of democracy is still the most accredited thesis among scholars but the drifts of a part of the bourgeoisie towards populism or towards illiberal policies fuel doubts, as he writes…
On September 19, 1955, the Argentine Armed Forces carried out, with the support of conservatives and socialists, the coup d'état that overthrew the controversial president Juan Domingo Peron who in 1946 had given birth to the so-called Peronism, a movement now…
To revitalize democracy undermined by populism, it is essential to recover the role of the so-called intermediate bodies of society
In his new book "Ci salveremo" the former director of Corriere della Sera and Sole 24 Ore launches an appeal against indifference in the face of obscurantism that undermines our democracy but remains convinced that Italy can do it
Against the disruptive action of Italy and Europe carried out by sovereignty, the conditions for democratic recovery must be immediately prepared, without forgetting the centrality of the South.
In his essay "Counter-Revolution. The defeat of liberal Europe" Jan Zielonka, convinced liberal, professor at Oxford and student of Dahrendorf questions the crisis of liberalism and the rise of anti-establishment movements and argues that only through a profound self-criticism of liberalism…
Where did the voters' revolt against the establishment come from? From the economic crisis or from the crisis of democracy? Or has the former changed the latter? Here's what the survey by political scientists Morlino and Raniolo published by "il Mulino" reveals
The constitution reform desired by the Five Stars in the name of so-called direct democracy and under discussion in the Chamber provides that the bills presented by at least 500 voters must not be discussed but approved by Parliament: in case…
Israeli futurist Yuval Noah Harari, while revered in Silicon Valley, is convinced that the technological revolution led by big Californian companies is a danger to democracy and that in the future there will be a ruling elite and a class…
Today a conference in Rome on participation and direct democracy - The leader of the fim-Cisl: "Free democracy is in crisis but national populism gives the wrong answers"
The excessive power of Big Tech in the USA, the authoritarianism of Chinese power and the populism that is advancing in Europe seem to give new relevance to the demo-pessimism of a refined bishop of liberalism like Alexis de Tocqueville, dusted off by the Economist forum
The global crisis has displaced not only liberalism but also liberalism and paved the way for protectionism and populism - This is why The Economist has opened a debate on the future of modern liberalism by revisiting some thinkers of the…
Letter from the secretary general of the metalworkers of the Cisl, Marco Bentivogli, to the parliamentarians of the Movimento 5 Stelle after the controversy over the role of the trade unions: "Democracy is a serious matter and the real one is the representative one. The one based on very few clicks…
If successful, the abolition of per capita voting in cooperative banks will be remembered as one of the most courageous acts of the Renzi Government: in twenty years no one has managed to undermine it, because powerful trade union lobbies are hidden behind the current armor of the Popolari...
TOWARDS THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS - Faced with the catastrophic recipes of which the exit from the euro preaches, it is time for politics to take over the economy and for Europe to find the strength to achieve more unity and more democracy - Enough with…
Between expulsions and resignations, the Five Star Movement is in crisis, but recovering the Grillini votes is far from easy and obvious - In any case, the next European elections remain an important showdown and not lost in…
INTERVIEW WITH CARLO JEAN, former Army Corps General, expert in Geopolitics and military strategy - "Nothing will change with the new secretariat" - "The development of the middle class does not mean that they also want rights" - "After the zones…
Today academics and intellectuals from all over the world will present at the London School of Economics the Manifesto of the movement for a global democracy - Only the direct contribution of all citizens of the globe can give an answer to the problems of…
On Wednesday 27 June, academics and intellectuals from all over the world will present the Charter of the movement for a global democracy at the London School of Economics - Only the direct contribution of all citizens of the globe can give an answer to the…
Today, the Foundation presents a text that brings together various interventions, interviews, analyzes by social science experts on the subject of social exclusion, from a practical point of view and devoid of welfare claims, not practicable in times of very strict management of public finances.
An army of over a million volunteers will patrol the streets and squares of the capital and will monitor uncivilized behavior: from spitting in the street to cigarette butts thrown on the ground. There are no fines or penalties, just a courteous…
