How Wahlheymat is bridging the voting gap for Berlin’s international communities
The new organisation Wahlheymat wants to empower all Berliners, even those who can’t officially vote, to make […]
Art
fluid lines and broken fittings: How to reflect a democracy in crisis
Now open at the Schinkel Pavillon, the discursive art project 'fluid lines and broken fittings' features work […]
Politics
Germany has (finally) passed its dual citizenship law
The new German citizenship law has passed, reducing the time you have to wait before applying and […]
Books
The ILB Blog: Democracy rules
Saturday’s “Focus USA” panel, part of the International Congress for Democracy proceedings, was disappointingly homogenous in viewpoint, […]
Berlin
Konrad Werner: When is Europe going to stand up for itself?
Turkey is imprisoning people at will, Poland is subjugating the judiciary, Hungary is putting up anti-semitic posters […]
Berlin
Konrad Werner: Support the (modest) petitions petition
There's a Volksinitiative petition going round Berlin now to try and make petitions mean something. It's basic […]