The UK’s outdated election laws are vulnerable to abuse by third-party campaigning groups with no paper trail, a parliamentary inquiry heard
Belarus’s opposition council cited concerns bond proceeds were used to support Lukashenko’s lifestyle and to ‘purchase gear and weaponry’
Philosopher and political economist Philippe Van Parijs looks at whether the cultural sector could benefit from a period of re-thinking what work is
'What I want to examine is why... progressives can’t use the same tactic of trashing the opposition'
The writer, who died at just 34, gloriously represented an audience that so many in the media hadn’t understood was there
European governments’ anti-radicalisation policies may threaten the relationship between the citizen and the state
Protecting media freedom and tackling corruption are intrinsically linked. The UK needs to address both to achieve either effectively
Closing one loophole would stop the world’s oligarchs, billionaires and criminals from secretly buying influence on the British government
Exclusive: Days after quitting as co-leader, Berry talks to openDemocracy about the rifts in her party and the need to be ‘actively anti-transphobic’
Only the leaders of the region’s extremist movements have cause for optimism about the future
