In the media
In this section, we showcase media reports on Progress Foundation events or publications, along with contributions from our Board members.
From Trauma to Thesis: Hummler’s New Take on an Unraveling Superpower
Hardly any other Swiss private banker has had more traumatic encounters with the United States than the man from eastern Switzerland, Konrad Hummler. Yet that does not stop him from again engaging critically with the dominance of this superpower – and arriving at some surprising conclusions.
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A Bumpy Road to the Federal State
The founding of the Swiss Confederation was a bumpy process - not only politically, but also practically, as the chaotic journey of the first parliamentarians shows. The book "Struggle for Freedom" sheds light on the history of Swiss liberalism and its continuing challenges.
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“Even in Our Supposedly Secular Age, People are Busy Preaching in Politics.”
Oliver Zimmer, author of "Preachers of Truth", describes the historical and cultural impact of the Reformation on contemporary understandings of power, authority and truth.
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Switzerland has a future. On the positive power of individuality
Zum Buch von Gerhard Schwarz
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Understanding Switzerland
Background information about a small country
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The state and I
What is a good democracy? When does it threaten to erode and what happens after the framework agreement? Historian Oliver Zimmer and journalist Beat Kappeler discussed these questions in public in Zurich.
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The Somm Show with Gerhard Schwarz
NZZ, Avenir Suisse, Buchautor und streitbarer Geist
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Savers threatened with creeping expropriation
How investors can protect themselves from losses due to negative interest rates and inflation in times of high debt
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What is good money?
Swiss National Bank Chairman Thomas Jordan rejects new demands on monetary policy.
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