Two years after dozens of local authorities called on the Ukrainian government to defend the “traditional family” and ban “LGBT propaganda”, a court finds in favour of both traditional values campaigners and human rights lawyers.
While liberal forces in Poland lost the fight for electoral democracy in July, the battle within Polish civil society for counter-democracy is still in full swing.
A study into whether feelings and opinions expressed by Chileans in the wake of the 18/O uprising have been redefined, replaced or in any way diminished by the pandemic.
We are supposed to know that scapegoating is simply an ancient deluded way for societies to take back control without assuming responsibility. Yet in the EU as in the White House, scapegoating flourishes. Can we buck the trend?
The anthropologist, anarchist and activist, author of "Debt: The First 5000 Years" and "Bullshit Jobs", has died at the age of 59. His openness, originality and optimism will be hugely missed.
Scotland’s beavers are a protected, native species. There are only about 450 of them. So why has the agency charged with protecting nature trained 205 people to kill them?
The UK's childcare sector was struggling pre-pandemic. Now it’s in crisis – and the government must ensure those working at the frontline don’t continue to pay the price. Part of openDemocracy’s ‘Forgotten key workers’ series.
