Open Dialogue Research Journal
The European Union is experiencing challenging times: geopolitical upheavals, economic lag, and the rise of extremism demand clear decisions from EU leaders. Recent speeches by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in Aachen, and Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), in Berlin, addressing Europe’s […]
In mid-May 2025, thousands gathered in Helsinki’s Senate Square under a stark yet unsettling slogan: “Epäluottamus” – “Distrust.” Teachers, nurses, sociologists, programmers, musicians, drivers, students, the unemployed, and retirees—people from diverse professions, generations, and worldviews—took to the streets to protest the actions of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s government. Once promising […]
UPDATE: The Democratic Party’s most trustworthy policy-nerd, David Dayen, headlined on July 3rd, “Republicans Are Cutting Medicare. Not Only Medicaid, Medicare. Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill will force mandatory sequestration that will mean half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts.” And he reported that, Because of a statutory requirement to automatically impose […]
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