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The Power of the Party from Boston Review. Founded a century ago, the Chinese Communist Party has repeatedly defied predictions of its demise. Today it retains popular support by selectively repressing and responding to social demands.

The event will take place on 27 April 2021 at 6:00PM CET / 12:00PM ET. The discussion will be dedicated to the CEE media and civil society response to the democratic backsliding threats. In particular, it will touch upon the potential of media projects restarting in the digital age, a new generation of civil society actors, as well as reflect on the role of memory in shaping the future of civil society. You can register and participate in the discussion through this link. Guest speakers: Thomas...

Racism is alive and well in the Pacific Northwest and in liberal spaces. Join us for a 90-minute presentation which will cover the history of systemic racism in political institutions and Progressive policies, and how it continues today. As members and leaders in the Democratic Party, we will gain new tools on how we can listen, reflect, and engage in important conversations that are necessary as we continue the fight against racism. Presented by Olgy Diaz, who serves as a PCO in the 29th Legis...

Photo: haak78 / Shutterstock In 2020 a research project dedicated to understanding the meaning of 1989 conducted a series of talks with intellectuals and scholars in Germany, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania. It collected witness testimony of these events as well as interviewing the post-1989 generation in order to understand their relationship to the history of the transformation. This essay is based on the outcomes of these discussions, focusing primarily on the role and meaning...

by Bruce Gilley This article was first published in The Communist dynasty is collapsing in China, and in retrospect one of the first signs was a Chinese-language computer virus that began spreading when I was a reporter in Beijing in the early 1990s. The virus would pop up on your screen and ask a question about the hard-line prime minister, Li Peng, who had presided over the massacres that ended the 1989 Tiananmen democracy movement. “Do you think,” the virus pop-up asked, “that Li Pen...

OffBeat Magazine Contemporary Arts Center Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dreaming While Awake, a virtual and on-site celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Taking place during the weekend of January 16-18,  the event explores the legacy of Dr. King and the intersections of art and social justice. The weekend’s programming will include complimentary admission for all to Make America What America Must Become, An Exhibition of Gulf South Artists; and SOLOS: Exhibitions and New Work ...

Government and democratic accountability. >> reporter: with the words of outgoing governor chris patten there were high hopes for hong kongs democratic future. it started well, with elections in 1998. the first multiparty vote in a territory administered by china. but by 2003 the streets were filled with protesters, many dressed in black to mourn what they saw as the gradual loss of their fundamental rights. they were angry over a proposed new national security bill they feared would lead to a c...

Robert marks, fox news aviation analyst, thank you so much. >> youre most welcome. fox news alert, brand new reaction from the white house on the historic election in afghanistan today. president obama congratulating the millions of men and women who braved taliban threats to vote, calling the elections, quote, critical to securing afghanistans democratic future. conor powell streaming live from kabul. >> reporter: this has a very different feel in terms of elections compared to the previous a...

Libya start with the rule of law, start with accountability, stand for unity and regulation. maybe it absolutely clear that everyone who stood with the old regime, as long as they dont have blood on their hands, should be safe and included in a new libya. so i view the investigation on its own merits as important. but also as part of a process that will give libya the best possible chance to navigate toward stable, secure democratic future. >> on pakistan, this was a very important visit that yo...