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Building a different form of power: young people’s voices from California’s Central Valley

PACITA RUDDER

We are proud to be Black and Brown, we are proud to be immigrants and refugees, and we are thriving.

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Under what circumstances is inequality OK?

KATHERINE TREBECK

Imagine an economy where the rewards don’t flow to the rentiers, but to the rest of society.

How US evangelical organizations deploy ‘human rights’ and ‘development’

KEVIN CROW

Armed with the surety of belief in the ‘responsibility to act’ and international legal tools – US- or UN-funded Christian civil society organizations have used international law to further their goals internationally.

The ceasefire is essential – but what should happen next for peace in Afghanistan?

ALEXANDER RAMSBOTHAM

So far a persistent theme of the Afghan conflict is the glaring gap between words and actions, with both sides talking peace while intent on waging war.

Why Brexit won’t work: the EU is about regulation not sovereignty

ANTHONY BARNETT

Brexiteers like Boris Johnson inhabit an outdated form of sovereignty. A new realm of power - regulation - demands shared authority and is the EU's greatest achievement. Britain helped create it and can't leave it. 

Palestinian Jerusalemites leading Israelis towards normalisation

ALI GHAITH

There are Palestinians, and Arabs in general, who do not truly understand the meaning of the word 'normalisation,' yet they stamp it on any and all relations with Israelis.

Mapped – hard Brexit guru Singham's 'unparalleled' access to government

PETER GEOGHEGAN and JENNA CORDEROY

As Shanker Singham steps down from advising the Brexit trade department following openDemocracy's revelations of a potential conflict of interest, we reveal the full extent of his government access.

Building a different form of power: young people’s voices from California’s Central Valley

PACITA RUDDER

We are proud to be Black and Brown, we are proud to be immigrants and refugees, and we are thriving.

openDemocracy.net - free thinking for the world

Under what circumstances is inequality OK?

KATHERINE TREBECK

Imagine an economy where the rewards don’t flow to the rentiers, but to the rest of society.

How US evangelical organizations deploy ‘human rights’ and ‘development’

KEVIN CROW

Armed with the surety of belief in the ‘responsibility to act’ and international legal tools – US- or UN-funded Christian civil society organizations have used international law to further their goals internationally.

The ceasefire is essential – but what should happen next for peace in Afghanistan?

ALEXANDER RAMSBOTHAM

So far a persistent theme of the Afghan conflict is the glaring gap between words and actions, with both sides talking peace while intent on waging war.

Why Brexit won’t work: the EU is about regulation not sovereignty

ANTHONY BARNETT

Brexiteers like Boris Johnson inhabit an outdated form of sovereignty. A new realm of power - regulation - demands shared authority and is the EU's greatest achievement. Britain helped create it and can't leave it. 

Palestinian Jerusalemites leading Israelis towards normalisation

ALI GHAITH

There are Palestinians, and Arabs in general, who do not truly understand the meaning of the word 'normalisation,' yet they stamp it on any and all relations with Israelis.

Mapped – hard Brexit guru Singham's 'unparalleled' access to government

PETER GEOGHEGAN and JENNA CORDEROY

As Shanker Singham steps down from advising the Brexit trade department following openDemocracy's revelations of a potential conflict of interest, we reveal the full extent of his government access.

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Fire in neo-liberal London
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LYNDSEY STONEBRIDGE
“Developers can get away with murder” – an interview with Kensington’s Emma Dent Coad
NATHAN AKEHURST
One law for the poor at Grenfell Tower
STEVE TOMBS AND DAVID WHYTE
Housing activists stand up to dodgy landlords and council bullies
REBECCA OMONIRA-OYEKANMI AND IZZY KOKSAL
Burnt Alive, Grenfell Tower is watching us
ANTHONY BARNETT
A fire in the world’s laundromat
ADAM RAMSAY

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For an open migration policy to end the deaths and crises in the Mediterranean

Charles Heller 28 June 2018

Only a more open policy of migration would neither threaten migrants nor European citizens. To foster such a policy, the Mediterranean mobility conflict must be addressed.

"Serious flaw" in management of Brexit donor Arron Banks's charity

Peter Geoghegan 28 June 2018

Charity Commission finds Love Saves the Day “inadequately” managed and administered. Trustees, including Banks and other senior Leave.EU staff, failed to properly account for charitable funds.

To end violence against women we must tackle patriarchy – and poverty

Rachel Jewkes 27 June 2018

Violence against women is perpetrated in order to sustain patriarchal power relations. Projects to prevent violence, through economic empowerment, must remember this.

Why Tory support for fracking makes less sense than ever – and what you can do about it this summer

Milo Phillips 27 June 2018

As the environmental, economic and political risks of fracking mount up – and the renewable alternatives ever more viable – it’s up to us to make our pro-fracking government see sense.

Palestinian Jerusalemites leading Israelis towards normalisation

Ali Ghaith 27 June 2018

Normalisation holds an incredibly vague definition, and varies from one Palestinian to another. There are Palestinians, and Arabs in general, who do not truly understand the meaning of the word, yet they stamp it on any and all relations with Israelis.

The ceasefire is essential – but what should happen next for peace in Afghanistan?

Alexander Ramsbotham 27 June 2018

So far a persistent theme of the Afghan conflict is the glaring gap between words and actions, with both sides talking peace while intent on waging war.

How US evangelical organizations deploy ‘human rights’ and ‘development’

Kevin Crow 26 June 2018

Armed with the surety of belief in the ‘responsibility to act’ and international legal tools – US- or UN-funded Christian civil society organizations have used international law to further their goals internationally.

Building a different form of power: young people’s voices from California’s Central Valley

Pacita Rudder 26 June 2018

We are proud to be Black and Brown, we are proud to be immigrants and refugees, and we are thriving.

Under what circumstances is inequality OK?

Katherine Trebeck 26 June 2018

Imagine an economy where the rewards don’t flow to the rentiers, but to the rest of society.

Could new business models make NGOs in the post-Soviet space more representative?

Barbara von Ow-Freytag 26 June 2018

New business models are reshaping relations between the non-profit sector and wider society in post-Soviet countries.

Finding ‘Yo Real’: fighting machismo in Mexico City

Bérengère Sim 26 June 2018

Machismo is widespread in Mexico. One organisation takes aim at ‘negative masculinities’ with weekly group classes.

Insecure UK defence work

Lloyd Russell-Moyle 26 June 2018

It is the government’s job to keep people in work, by encouraging the growth of new industries amid rapid technological change, preserving high skilled jobs through manufacturing diversification.

The elusiveness of whistleblower protection across Europe

Grace Favrel 25 June 2018

It is important to interpret the ECHR in an open manner and draw from the European Commission draft directive, as well as European and international non-binding commitments on whistleblower protection.

What can be done with a polarised Mexico after the elections?

Gabriela Gutiérrez M 25 June 2018

Democracy in Mexico is in a permanent state of construction and it will continue as such after the presidential elections of the 1st of July. Español

A Voltaire for our age; what can the Enlightenment teach Brexit Britain?

Lucas Goetz 25 June 2018

The referendum and its ensuing political ramifications have left very few in Europe desiring to emulate the example set by Brexit. How different it was in Voltaire’s time!

Mapped – hard Brexit guru Singham's 'unparalleled' access to government

Peter Geoghegan and Jenna Corderoy 25 June 2018

As Shanker Singham steps down from advising the Brexit trade department following openDemocracy's revelations of a potential conflict of interest, we reveal the full extent of his government access.

Why Brexit won’t work: the EU is about regulation not sovereignty

Anthony Barnett 25 June 2018

Brexiteers like Boris Johnson inhabit an outdated form of sovereignty. A new realm of power - regulation - demands shared authority and is the EU's greatest achievement. Britain helped create it and can't leave it. 

Is the government telling us the truth about GDPR and our NHS medical data?

Phil Booth 25 June 2018

If you want to make sure your medical data isn’t shared with third parties for unknown purposes, you may need to take action now. Here’s why – and how.

Diversity at the BBC: At last, significant progress, but still a long way to go

Simon Albury 25 June 2018

On the basis of his last three months work on diversity, Davie looks like the person to ride to the rescue. The board should not ask Tim Davie to change horses now.

Meet Atsamaz Khadikov, the man leading North Ossetia's quiet struggle for a non-toxic environment

Ekaterina Neroznikova 25 June 2018

Russia's North Caucasus region is famed for its landscapes and nature. But as this local doctor and activist tells me, there's a lot more going on behind the scenes.

Could NGOs flourish in a future without foreign aid?

Michael Edwards 24 June 2018

Only when myths are revealed as myths can there be a clear-eyed conversation about the best ways forward.

‘Accidental death’ of young black Londoner under police restraint. Rashan Charles EXPLAINER

Clare Sambrook and Rebecca Omonira-Oyekanmi 23 June 2018

Police video evidence missing. Former long-serving Metropolitan Police officers presented as “independent” experts. Coroner gives contentious directions to inquest jury. The troubling case of Rashan Charles.

Anti-fascist teenager reveals how Russian security services brutally beat and tortured him

OVD-Info 23 June 2018

Since October 2017, the FSB have been running a terrorism investigation into Russian anarchists and anti-fascists. But as Alexey Poltavets' experience shows, this case has a violent backstory. 

If a week is a long time in politics, it’s a very long time in the World Cup

Mark Perryman 22 June 2018

Both England’s performance – and the tournament atmosphere – in the first week of the Russia’s World Cup, have been better than many predicted, so far. But let’s not get carried away….

UK Government minister hides leading role with hard Brexit group

James Cusick, Jenna Corderoy, and Peter Geoghegan 22 June 2018

Exclusive: Steve Baker accused of playing "fast and loose" with ministerial rules after openDemocracy investigation finds Brexit minister had undisclosed meetings with European Research Group