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The neoliberals’ impact on the “new right” is nowhere clearer than in the British hard right’s attempt to enforce a...

Why is it that just 1p of a £2.50 cup of coffee goes to the farmer who cultivated and harvested the coffee beans?

"We knew he was in real danger, as will be confirmed now; and that’s why we granted him political asylum. Right then...

All of us – whether charities, non-profits, unions, faith groups or donors – can no longer afford to treat...

On June 30, political parties in Uruguay held primary elections to decide who will be their leading candidate at the...

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If you want a more just society, don't accept that you're a competitor in a rat race.

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Academics are lining up to support this appeal for peace and express solidarity with the targets of Erdogan’s...

From Britain to Hungary to Italy, the far right is on the rise. openDemocracy investigations over the past year have...

It is not enough to call for journalists not to be assassinated, imprisoned or exiled – these actions are symptoms...

Green investment in heating, electricity and transport would help trigger a transformation of every area of Europe’s economy

Political elites and the Colombian coffee industry have considered building a port on the Northern Pacific coast of...

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This happened with the complicity of a passive international community which knew what was happening but chose to look away.

‘In the city, we want change, the young people are demanding change. There is a real division between urban and...

The EU’s top jobs haven’t been handled well, but MEPs get to vote on it next week, and Greens will be fighting these...

How developing countries lose $3 billion every day through an accounting trick that allows corporations to avoid paying tax.

Whitehall appears to be panicking after years of excessive secrecy and complacency. But leaks are no substitute for...

“Each face is algorithmically cast over with suspicion, checked against the authority’s blacklist”.

If mindfulness is to become a force for social and political change it needs to radically expand its scope beyond...

We knew that ultra-conservative, far-right and anti-democratic forces were seeking to influence the outcome. So we...