Investigation

A sexual predator used online games and ChatGPT to groom young boys

A criminal case in Uruguay exposes how online games and AI chatbots are reshaping global online sexual exploitation

By Angelina de los Santos

/ 8 May 2026

Trump’s Iran U-turn won’t solve Israel’s insecurity trap

As the US president searches for a diplomatic win, Netanyahu’s regional conflicts risk spiralling beyond control

By Paul Rogers

/ 8 May 2026

Fossil fuels

A new international coalition aims to speed up the phase-out of oil

By Julian Reingold

/ 7 May 2026

A new international coalition aims to speed up the phase-out of oil

Work Reform

As the weekend turns 100, we need to rethink work itself

By Danny Sriskandarajah

/ 1 May 2026

As the weekend turns 100, we need to rethink work itself

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Modern slavery

Guarantee our right to support, modern slavery victims urge MPs

With Starmer under fire, survivors say Labour must deliver long-overdue access to support on mental health and housing

By Sian Norris

/ 13 May 2026

OnlyFans meets the climate crisis: can shock tactics cut through?

Jessica Riches on porn parody, parasocial audiences and why climate campaigns need bigger risks

By Jessica Riches and Nandini Naira Archer

/ 13 May 2026

Westminster

This election signals a crisis for the British state

As the Greens, Reform and nationalists in Scotland and Wales make gains, Westminster’s two-party system is finished

By Adam Ramsay

/ 8 May 2026

UK’s sky-high rents are endangering children. Why won’t government act?

Scribbling ‘unaffordable housing costs’ in a patient’s medical notes is now as customary as ordering blood tests

By Amaran Uthayakumar-Cumarasamy

/ 1 May 2026

As the stalemate in Iran drags on, the danger of a wider conflict rises

The US may well conclude a long war is good for business, despite public costs and looming elections

By Paul Rogers

/ 1 May 2026

As the stalemate in Iran drags on, the danger of a wider conflict rises

Voters should be wary of promises made by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

As votes in Wales, Scotland and much of England prepare to go to polls, we review Reform’s track record over the past year

By Harry Shukman

/ 1 May 2026

Voters should be wary of promises made by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

Broken promises, rising taxes: Inside Reform UK’s first year in power

Reform has run councils for a year. As local elections near, we ask: how has the party performed in power?

By Sian Norris

/ 1 May 2026

Broken promises, rising taxes: Inside Reform UK’s first year in power

'A scar on our world': openDemocracy readers on the US-Iran war and more

In this week's mailbag: Readers debate the limits of Keir Starmer's anti-war stance on Iran, question what Péter Magyar’s victory actually means for Hungary, and react to the forced displacement of Black migrants in Morocco.

By James Battershill

/ 1 May 2026

'A scar on our world': openDemocracy readers on the US-Iran war and more

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Interview

The Climate Wars: How Superpowers Are Carving Up the Earth | With Arthur Snell

What do melting Arctic ice, a war for farmland in Ukraine, and the panic of Gulf petro-states have in common? Arthur Snell exposes the terrifying new geography of global conflict and how humanity can adapt to survive it.

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The AI Panopticon: How Big Tech and the State are Watching You | With Jim Killock

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The "Danish Model" of Asylum Explained: Cruelty by Design? | With Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen

Why are British and European politicians obsessed with Denmark's immigration strategy? We uncover the dark reality of the "Danish Model" and how it punishes asylum seekers by design.

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The Secret Pipeline: How the Far-Right is Radicalising Gen Z | With Jamie Vernaelde

How anti-rights groups are targeting the next generation

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Oil, Inflation, Unrest: The Global Fallout of the US-Israeli War on Iran

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What is the Danish immigration model, and does it work?

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Investigation

A sexual predator used online games and ChatGPT to groom young boys

Analysis

What Latin America’s press misses about Venezuela

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Fake authors, fake stories: Inside the Russian campaign to influence Argentina's election

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As Bolivia’s left fractured, the Kremlin sent ex-Wagner agents

Ethan Shone

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Lobbying

Labour-linked consultancy saw record UK growth after boss left to work in No 10

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‘Labour-specialist’ lobbying firm with close ties to No10 revs up business

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