Our societies are at a turning point. The task ahead for progressives is to create a pathway beyond the current crises. This year’s Summit Reader offers a selection of progressive takes on how to deliver on the promise of progress.
Editors
Progressive Governance: Rise or Demise – How Democracies Can Withstand Authoritarian Attacks
New "Talking Progress" Podcast episode: A conversation between Anne Applebaum and Wolfgang Schmidt
Empowering Cities: Building Urban and Transatlantic Infrastructure
What are successful approaches and polices to the most pressing issues for German and US cities? How can cities and international networks strengthen the transatlantic partnership?
Empowering Cities: A Blueprint for Urban Progress
City leaders share the same worries: Climate change, rising inequality, housing insecurity and health inequity, to name a few. They talk about working towards progress. But how can a city’s development in these areas really be assessed?
Progressive Governance: Rise or Demise – How Democracies Can Withstand Authoritarian Attacks
New "Talking Progress" Podcast episode: A conversation between Anne Applebaum and Wolfgang Schmidt
The Disregarded
A study on the importance of regional perspectives for the great transformation
Full Speed Ahead: Progress in 2022+ – A Decade for a Just Transformation
SPD, Greens and FDP as parties of progress
Talking Progress: Germany’s Political Turning Point
New „Talking Progress“ Podcast episode: Ricarda Lang and Tobias Dürr analyse the German election


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