A former Labour minister admits the briefing document was ‘bang to rights’ and ‘should have been acted on’
Before the invasion of Afghanistan, openDemocracy’s security expert briefed the UK government on what could happen. Here’s what he wrote
As the pandemic deepens inequality between children, it’s vital to dismantle the system that gives state schools no chance against private peers
Transparency campaigners ‘dismayed’ after the next information commissioner says the public should trust organisations
Lukashenko’s ruthless actions against dissidents are intended to instil fear – and bring Belarusian society into a state of absolute submission
Pressure mounts on council to cancel international electronic warfare conference that was blocked from Spanish city last year
Witnessing 9/11 in New York, the fear and the unity, no one could agree if we were entering a new world, or a depressingly familiar one
I was six years old in New York City when the Towers fell. For the lucky ones, life just moved on
Jean Bruggeman goes deep to explain why her organisation is getting off the fence and is backing sex workers’ rights
How 9/11 rekindled the military’s obsession with psychic power and paranormal activity
The occupation of Iraq drained the country’s resources and left a legacy of economic crisis, energy shortages, increased sectarianism and violence
Throughout Yemen’s brutal war, parties to the conflict have deprived civilians of the food and water they need to survive, starving them to death
