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A wide-angle, high-perspective photograph of a vast open-pit mining operation. Multiple pieces of heavy industrial machinery are active across tiered dirt terraces, including large yellow haul trucks and hydraulic excavators in yellow and orange. The scene captures the scale of resource extraction, with steep, excavated rock walls in the background and a dusty, industrial atmosphere.

Buried Villages, Fragile Democracies: Coal, Community, and the Unsteady Politics of the Climate Transition

Posted on 26. March 202626. March 2026

The transition away from fossil fuels is as much about democratic resilience as it is about energy. Steve Patterson explores the “political whiplash” of shifting national policies and the enduring struggle to protect community heritage from the erosion of both physical landscapes and institutional norms.

Steve Patterson
Debate, Project Report
American Congress

Reclaiming the Narrative: The Progressive Offer and Economic Security

Posted on 23. March 2026

In a special Round Table Discussion we unpacked dynamics around the Democratic Party’s path to reclaiming the U.S. Congress – and what the Midterms mean for Europe and innovation.

Aaron Remus
Event Report
white house

Stress-Testing Democracy: Scenarios for the U.S. Midterms

Posted on 23. March 202623. March 2026

In another GPA Strategist Hour, we examined the U.S. midterm elections through the lens of democratic resilience – and explored potential scenarios as well as the critical role of civil society.

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Matthias Miersch (Chair of the SPD Parliamentary Group) and Astrid Séville (Professor of Political Science at Leuphana University Lüneburg and member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Das Progressive Zentrum) on stage.

Responsibility in an Age of New Global Uncertainties

Posted on 5. January 202611. February 2026

What does it mean to take responsibility today? This was the central question we discussed at the 2025 Political Symposium.

Aaron Remus
Event Report
Conference setting with Armand Zorn speaking

Trade, Trust and Transition – Transatlantic Perspectives in Times of Geopolitical Disruption

Posted on 11. June 202511. June 2025

In an era marked by global insecurity, geopolitical friction, and economic transformation, the Progressive Economics Network (PEN) reconvened in Washington, D.C.

Sören Hellmonds, Mariam Ghebregergis
Event Report, News
German Parliament Bundestag

2025 German Election Briefing: Learnings for Progressives

Posted on 7. March 20259. May 2025

Following the Bundestag elections, we analyse results, highlight missteps, and explore the key challenge for the progressive camp.

Florian Ranft, Dominic Schwickert
Analysis, Debate
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