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The current crisis of the American political system is not caused simply by cult-like following of a demagogic leader but is more endemic, rooted in the structure of the U.S. constitution. The U.S. constitution, written in a pre-democratic era, is the oldest written constitution in the world. America has democratized over the past two centuries, like other countries, as citizens have done the hard work of making their constitutions more democratic. But over the past fifty years, this effort has essentially stopped, thwarted by a constitution that now appears almost unamendable.

Über die beste Förderung von Kindern und Familien wird in diesen Tagen viel debattiert. Politischer Streit entzündet sich dabei vorrangig an Verteilungsfragen, aber auch entlang parteipolitischer Überzeugungen. Lassen sich diese Konflikte um Ressourcen überhaupt lösen und wenn ja, wie? Ist es Zeit für eine neue, ganzheitlich gedachte Sozialpolitik?

Jutta Allmendinger und Michael Wrase skizzieren ihre Ideen für eine Sozialpolitik, die drei Politikfelder verbindet: Bildung, Armutsbekämpfung und Familienpolitik.

Human rights are one of the major innovations of the 20th century. Their emergence after World War II and global uptake promised a new world of universalized humanity in which human dignity would be protected, and individuals would have agency and flourish. The proliferation of digital data (i.e.