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Radical democracy and municipal movements

JEREMY GILBERT and RAHEL SOPHIA Süß and ALESSIO KOLIOULIS

Can politics in cities and in Corbyn’s Labour Party come together to facilitate potent collectivities through an explicit commitment to radical democracy? Jeremy Gilbert in conversation.

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Ada Colau as spokesperson of the PAH, the Spanish movement to stop evictions and campaign for housing rights, two years before becoming Mayor of Barcelona, in 2013. Flickr/ Andrea Ciambra. Some rights reserved.

European democracies and the responsibility to not protect?

SHOSHANA FINE and THOMAS LINDEMANN

How can we understand the paradox whereby migrant deaths and increased resources develop concomitantly?

Venezuela in the abyss

JOSé ZEPEDA and RODRIGO CABEZAS

Why is such a wealthy country experiencing such a catastrophic financial crisis? And why, in the light of this crisis, have certain measures been introduced that lead nowhere? Interview. Español

Defeat, disappointment and the glimmer of dictatorship in Russia’s Far East

FYODOR KRASHENINNIKOV

A regional election has gone badly wrong. Dissecting the Kremlin’s defeat in Primorye shows paths for Russia’s future.

‘The Last Guardians’ Film: indigenous people’s fight in Ecuador

JOE TUCKER and ADAM PUNZANO

In their resistance to foreign oil consortiums, Ecuador's indigenous communities are not only fighting for themselves, but for indigenous peoples in every part of the world.

Faultlines in India's parliamentary democracy

RAHUL MACHAIAH

The executive is hardly accountable to the legislature, legislators lack tangible power, so notions of the consent of the governed and the will of the people are a farce.

Will the new crimes against humanity treaty protect women and LGBTI persons?

LISA DAVIS

It’s time for the international community to take a stand. A new treaty could affect people’s rights for generations to come.

Does “being creative” just mean maintaining the status quo?

OLI MOULD

Whether it’s Theresa May lecturing EU leaders, or bosses lecturing employees, it seems everyone’s being urged to be more creative these days. Meanwhile true creativity is marginalised.

Red sky at morning: no recourse for migrant farmworkers during and after hurricane florence

DANICA JORDEN

Highly vulnerable immigrant farm workers caught in the hurricane have nowhere to go. Fear of family separation, imprisonment and deportation is preventing them from approaching the shelters.

Why Adam Price is the man of the moment for Wales

JOHN OSMOND

Adam Price is the leader Plaid Cymru needs to kick start the moribund Welsh devolution process, writes John Osmond.

On Brexit, there’s no doubt that UK negotiators have adopted a hard bargaining strategy

BENJAMIN MARTILL

But is this the best strategy for advancing British interests? Here the findings of a recent Dahrendorf Forum working paper.

Radical democracy and municipal movements

JEREMY GILBERT and RAHEL SOPHIA Süß and ALESSIO KOLIOULIS

Can politics in cities and in Corbyn’s Labour Party come together to facilitate potent collectivities through an explicit commitment to radical democracy? Jeremy Gilbert in conversation.

openDemocracy.net - free thinking for the world
Ada Colau as spokesperson of the PAH, the Spanish movement to stop evictions and campaign for housing rights, two years before becoming Mayor of Barcelona, in 2013. Flickr/ Andrea Ciambra. Some rights reserved.

European democracies and the responsibility to not protect?

SHOSHANA FINE and THOMAS LINDEMANN

How can we understand the paradox whereby migrant deaths and increased resources develop concomitantly?

Venezuela in the abyss

JOSé ZEPEDA and RODRIGO CABEZAS

Why is such a wealthy country experiencing such a catastrophic financial crisis? And why, in the light of this crisis, have certain measures been introduced that lead nowhere? Interview. Español

Defeat, disappointment and the glimmer of dictatorship in Russia’s Far East

FYODOR KRASHENINNIKOV

A regional election has gone badly wrong. Dissecting the Kremlin’s defeat in Primorye shows paths for Russia’s future.

‘The Last Guardians’ Film: indigenous people’s fight in Ecuador

JOE TUCKER and ADAM PUNZANO

In their resistance to foreign oil consortiums, Ecuador's indigenous communities are not only fighting for themselves, but for indigenous peoples in every part of the world.

Faultlines in India's parliamentary democracy

RAHUL MACHAIAH

The executive is hardly accountable to the legislature, legislators lack tangible power, so notions of the consent of the governed and the will of the people are a farce.

Will the new crimes against humanity treaty protect women and LGBTI persons?

LISA DAVIS

It’s time for the international community to take a stand. A new treaty could affect people’s rights for generations to come.

Does “being creative” just mean maintaining the status quo?

OLI MOULD

Whether it’s Theresa May lecturing EU leaders, or bosses lecturing employees, it seems everyone’s being urged to be more creative these days. Meanwhile true creativity is marginalised.

Red sky at morning: no recourse for migrant farmworkers during and after hurricane florence

DANICA JORDEN

Highly vulnerable immigrant farm workers caught in the hurricane have nowhere to go. Fear of family separation, imprisonment and deportation is preventing them from approaching the shelters.

Why Adam Price is the man of the moment for Wales

JOHN OSMOND

Adam Price is the leader Plaid Cymru needs to kick start the moribund Welsh devolution process, writes John Osmond.

On Brexit, there’s no doubt that UK negotiators have adopted a hard bargaining strategy

BENJAMIN MARTILL

But is this the best strategy for advancing British interests? Here the findings of a recent Dahrendorf Forum working paper.

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Radical democracy and municipal movements

Jeremy Gilbert, Rahel Sophia Süß, and Alessio Kolioulis 22 September 2018

Can politics in cities and in Corbyn’s Labour Party come together to facilitate potent collectivities through an explicit commitment to radical democracy? Jeremy Gilbert in conversation.

Why Adam Price is the man of the moment for Wales

John Osmond 22 September 2018

Adam Price is the leader Plaid Cymru needs to kick start the moribund Welsh devolution process, writes John Osmond.

Does “being creative” just mean maintaining the status quo?

Oli Mould 21 September 2018

Whether it’s Theresa May lecturing EU leaders, or bosses lecturing employees, it seems everyone’s being urged to be more creative these days. Meanwhile true creativity is marginalised.

Will the new crimes against humanity treaty protect women and LGBTI persons?

Lisa Davis 21 September 2018

It’s time for the international community to take a stand. A new treaty could affect people’s rights for generations to come.

Poland vs. Azamat Baiduyev: how an EU member state deported a Chechen refugee back to face the Kadyrov regime

Marcin Wyrwał and Małgorzata Żmudka 21 September 2018

Azamat Baiduyev is the latest person to be deported from Poland on the basis of “secret materials”.

Welcome to barbershop therapy

Celeste Hamilton Dennis 20 September 2018

Barbers in the US South are training as first responders to assist men with their mental health concerns.

The councils trying to use Grenfell as an excuse to clear estates

Becka Hudson 20 September 2018

Since a fire killed 72 people in London's Grenfell Tower, councils have been using safety concerns to try to move people out of housing estates.

European democracies and the responsibility to not protect?

Shoshana Fine and Thomas Lindemann 20 September 2018

How can we understand the paradox whereby migrant deaths and increased resources develop concomitantly?

Defeat, disappointment and the glimmer of dictatorship in Russia’s Far East

Fyodor Krasheninnikov 20 September 2018

A regional election has gone badly wrong. Dissecting the Kremlin’s defeat in Primorye shows paths for Russia’s future.

Why the public debt should be treated as an asset

John Weeks 20 September 2018

It's time we gave our public debt some respect. 

When is the UK at war?

Megan Karlshoej-Pedersen 20 September 2018

While a hard and fast definition may prove elusive as the line between war and peace becomes increasingly blurred, lack of clear guidance risks the decision becoming politicised.

Venezuela in the abyss

José Zepeda and Rodrigo Cabezas 20 September 2018

Why is such a wealthy country experiencing such a catastrophic financial crisis? And why, in the light of this crisis, have certain measures been introduced that lead nowhere? Interview. Español

The European Court of Justice as a bastion of democracy and rule of law

Costantino Grasso 20 September 2018

The crucial role of the ECJ appears even more important in present times, when things taken forgranted, such as democracy, individual freedom and the rule of law, are in danger.

Political books round-up - 2018 Labour Conference special

Mark Perryman 20 September 2018

Analyses of Corbynism, Trumpism and the legacy of 68, guides to action, cookbooks and childrens books, Mark Perryman welcomes the variety of thinking on offer from Left authors new and old.

Тихоокеанский рубеж Владимира Путина

Федор Крашенинников 20 September 2018

Отмена результатов губернаторских выборов Приморье и все, что предшествовало этому непростому решению, стало главным скандалом сентября во внутрироссийской политике. 

Corbyn’s Labour Party, can it win?

Paul Rogers 20 September 2018

The 1960s–70s send a warning to Britain's next left-wing government.

Fear and loathing in Kyrgyzstan: how the LGBTQI community is fighting back against rising discrimination

Juliet Jacques 20 September 2018

LGBTQI people remain easy targets in Kyrgyzstan, with nowhere to turn for recourse. But activists are fighting back.

Red sky at morning: no recourse for migrant farmworkers during and after hurricane florence

Danica Jorden 20 September 2018

Highly vulnerable immigrant farm workers caught in the hurricane have nowhere to go. Fear of family separation, imprisonment and deportation is preventing them from approaching the shelters.

The World Transformed represents radical new territory for British Labour

Adam Ramsay 19 September 2018

Momentum’s fringe will be much more interesting than the official party conference

Faultlines in India's parliamentary democracy

Rahul Machaiah 19 September 2018

The executive is hardly accountable to the legislature, legislators lack tangible power, so notions of the consent of the governed and the will of the people are a farce.

On Brexit, there’s no doubt that UK negotiators have adopted a hard bargaining strategy

Benjamin Martill 19 September 2018

But is this the best strategy for advancing British interests? Here is the argument based on the findings of a recent Dahrendorf Forum working paper.

NHS bosses call "pause" on controversial "SubCo" NHS privatisations - for now

Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe 19 September 2018

NHS workers and communities are uniting to fight back against the dangerous creation of NHS ‘wholly owned subsidiaries.

Refugees banned, tourists welcome: a journey through Hungary's rural west

James Burgess 19 September 2018

Hungary’s hinterlands shed light on the rise of Orban's populist nationalism.

Labour won’t support Brexit, their critics are ignoring all the clues

Sunny Hundal 19 September 2018

Corbyn’s strategy is to let the Tories fail on their own terms before plunging in the knife. And Remainers should support him.

‘The Last Guardians’ Film: indigenous people’s fight in Ecuador

Joe Tucker and Adam Punzano 19 September 2018

In their resistance to foreign oil consortiums, Ecuador's indigenous communities are not only fighting for themselves, but for indigenous peoples in every part of the world.

What happens when mental health professionals also get sick?

Lydia Smith 18 September 2018

It’s no wonder that almost half of all psychotherapists in the National Health Service say they feel depressed.

Fairness, respect and community should be the driving forces behind immigration policy

Charlotte Threipland 18 September 2018

Leading immigration campaigners call on UK government to take values-based approach to immigration post-Brexit

Who decides over Janaina’s body? A case of forced sterilization in Brazil

Jessica Carvalho Morris 18 September 2018

Forced sterilization is not an issue from the past. As recently as 2018 a judge in Mococa, a small town in São Paulo, Brazil, ordered that Ms. Janaina Quirino be compulsorily sterilized. Español Português

The High Court case which could reveal the DUP's secret Brexit donors

Adam Ramsay 18 September 2018

The Good Law Project is taking the Electoral Commission to court to find out who was behind a huge donation that paid for Leave campaigning.