readers comments / Members-only / ‘We need better’: Our readers’ thoughts on social media ban for under-16s Plus, readers discuss Andy Burnham’s promises of growth and the sentencing of Palestine Action activists By Carla Abreu / 19 Jun 2026
Investigation / Members-only / Inside the doomsday ‘cult’ spreading climate disinformation to global leaders In Parliaments, TikTok and COP summits, AllatRa spread claims that greenhouse gases are not main cause of climate crisis By Julián Reingold and Ignacio Conese / 19 Jun 2026
Interview / Members-only / Saumitra Jha on why he changed his mind about climate change, and unexpected tricks that work to reduce polarization Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Pocket Casts In a political climate dominated by echo chambers, media polarisation, and democratic backsliding, how do we actually get people By The Depolarization Project / 17 Jun 2026
Newsletter / Members-only / Secret ‘terror’ trials in the UK openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 13 June 2026 By openDemocracy / 13 Jun 2026
Israel / Members-only / Netanyahu faces a new threat: The collapse of Western support As Iran and Israel exchange fire once again, it seems that the Israeli PM’s greatest loss may be US public opinion By Paul Rogers / 12 Jun 2026
Labour Reset 2026 / Members-only / Andy Burnham’s promises of ‘growth’ rely on real investment in social care Investing in care would produce 2.7 times as many jobs as an equivalent investment in construction, our research found By Erin Mansell / 12 Jun 2026
Keir Starmer / Members-only / Keir Starmer’s social media ban for under-16s could backfire, experts warn Critics accuse embattled prime minister of rushing plans that will have consequences for surveillance and privacy By Jade-Ruyu Yan / 11 Jun 2026
far right riots / Members-only / Far-right chaos won’t define Northern Ireland – solidarity will While extremists grabbed headlines, hundreds of ordinary people mobilised to protect our neighbours By Nicola Browne / 11 Jun 2026
Social Movements / Members-only / After the aid cuts: Eight lessons from a leaner past As the democracy, rights and governance sector faces cuts, earlier funding models offer clues for what could come next By Blair Glencorse and Shally Baloch / 10 Jun 2026
Palestine Action / Members-only / Inside the Palestine Action trial that could redefine protest as terrorism Four activists may become first protesters in Britain to be sentenced as terrorists without being convicted of terror offences By Nandini Naira Archer / 10 Jun 2026
Opinion / Members-only / Cuba’s revolution is dying. What comes next is unclear Trump is threatening a military intervention, but there are no guarantees a democratic transition will take place By Rut Diamint and Laura Tedesco / 10 Jun 2026
Newsletter / Members-only / Palantir + your NHS data = mass surveillance openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 06 June 2026 By openDemocracy / 6 Jun 2026
