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Deep Democracy · Reclaiming Tools for Social Transformation · BG Text Series 2026 · Call for Papers · BG · berlinergazette.de · EN|DE

The renewal and realization of democracy, or indeed its democratization, has many names: true democracy, direct democracy, radical democracy, council democracy, economic democracy, and many more. In 2026, we would like to organize the BG’s annual text series under the title “Deep Democracy,” building on our previous annual text series, such as “Pluriverse of Peace” (2025), “Kin City” (2024), “Allied Grounds” (2023), and “After Extractivism” (2022), which focused on critical inquiries of the planetary polycrisis. We outline the concept below. Information on how to submit contributions can be found at the bottom.

Educating Australian Voters for True Democracy

Explore how educating Australian voters can reform the two-party system for a compassionate and true democracy.

METAL CHURCH's MARC LOPES Talks U.S. Politics: 'We're Entering Dictatorship And True Fascism And Socialism Territories'

In a new interview with Andrew McKaysmith of Australia's "Scars And Guitars" podcast, METAL CHURCH vocalist Marc Lopes discussed his political views, particularly as it relates to the two major political parties in the U.S. He said in part (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I meet a lot of peopl...