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Category: <span>Dispatches</span>

Dispatches — 2026

Small Acts of Repair

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Through personal encounters in Poland, Israel, and the United States, Jeffrey Goldfarb (The New School) reflects on the power of small acts of repair in times of political violence and moral devastation. Drawing connections between historical memory, contemporary protest, and everyday gestures of solidarity, it argues that even fragile acts of care can sustain hope and ethical responsibility in dark times.

Why We Are Founding the European Democracy Institute

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Berit Ebert (Professor at Bard College Berlin) and Boris Vormann (Professor at Bard College Berlin) discuss the foundation of the European Democracy Institute as a new co-host of the Democracy Seminar — as well as its role as a vital center for research, public debate, and educational initiatives on democracy in the 21st century.