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Published in: 50.50: NewsGeorgia grants legal gender recognition to trans woman for first timeIn a historic first, the conservative country of Georgia granted an appeal by a trans woman to change her gender on...
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Published in: 50.50: Interview20 years of marriage equality: how the Dutch inspired the worldTwo decades after fighting for marriage equality, veteran gay rights activist Henk Krol reflects on that struggle,...
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Published in: ourEconomy: AnalysisBack to the future: is Brexit Britain preparing to unleash Big Finance?As powers move from Brussels to London, many fear the UK is unlearning crucial lessons from the global financial crisis.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?EU solidarity with the Western Balkans during the times of COVIDSolidarity is not just about the sharing of resources, but about galvanizing a genuine sense of unity of purpose...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionTunisia’s revolution under siege: When the IMF calls the shotsThe nation’s young democracy is already at a critical junction. What comes next?
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Published in: digitaLiberties: OpinionRepressive governments play whack-a-mole with Africans’ digital rightsA new report on digital rights in ten African countries reveals how states are waging a brutal online war against...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionPriti Patel’s war on the UK’s last nomadsWith its new police bill, the government is trying to criminalise Gypsies and Travellers’ very way of life
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: AnalysisWhy the UK’s system of government is vastly superior to the European UnionBritish governments can survive only if they enjoy a majority in the Commons. In the EU, by contrast, executives are...
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Published in: Home: OpinionRising Isis attacks in Africa mean the ‘war on terror’ is far from overBiden’s focus on Afghanistan exit may seem like an end to the endless war, but instead the Pentagon has ramped up...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsGove grilled about UK government secrecy on payments to ministersHis Labour shadow, Rachel Reeves, was following up on openDemocracy’s revelation of an ethics gap at the heart of government
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUK's anti-corruption tsar accused of defending COVID ‘cronyism’Exclusive: Tory MP husband of Test and Trace boss Dido Harding criticised for appearing to blame ‘transparency...
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: OpinionHow the German far Right appropriates ideals of non-violent resistanceThe far Right’s claims to be ‘peaceful Europeans’ are absurd, especially in the light of increasingly violent...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InterviewTo understand the Middle East, we must look back at the 1960s Arab New LeftIn this interview, Fadi A. Bardawil explains why it was so important for him to excavate the lost archive of...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionIn the UK, a long, hot summer of post-lockdown protests has begunIf laws banning protest are passed by parliament, NGOs and trade unions must follow grassroots activists in breaking them
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InterviewIran’s decade of protests: an interview with Firoozeh Farvardin and Nader TalebiIranian academics Farvardin and Talebi discuss the grievances behind the protests, and their future trajectories
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionNew security report shows UK government is content to swim in delusionAs Britain grapples with its worst national crisis for 75 years, ministers are busy creating propaganda that serves no one
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Published in: Home: AnalysisThe end of closed democracy?The forces that have assembled behind Biden can end racism and exclusion everywhere
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationBoris Johnson government in ‘scandalous’ breach of Ministerial CodeExclusive: Large payments to Johnson and ministers have been kept secret for months – fuelling controversy over...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Submission to the Special Legislative Committee on reforming Canada’s Police Act: 1"My area of expertise is as a political philosopher. As such my role is less to provide answers than to ask often...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: ExplainerPower is up for grabs in Israel – but does anyone except Netanyahu want it?As yet another election looms, years of discrimination and racism have fragmented Israeli politics, leading voters...
