Enlarge AFP/AFP/Getty Images A member of the German Pirate Party, with its logo shaved in his hair, attends the party’s two-day conference in Neumuenster, Germany, on April 28. A member of the German Pirate Party, with its logo shaved in his hair, attends the party’s two-day conference in Neumuenster, Germany, on April 28. They don’t have a plan to save the euro or draw down the war in Afghanistan, nor do they have clear policies on an array of issues, but the German Pirate Party is winning converts and elections with its vision of digital democracy through “liquid feedback.” Despite public relations mishaps and a haphazard organizational structure, the Pirate Party is shaking up the stolid, bureaucratic world of German politics and jolting rival parties with its rising popularity Continue reading →