Investigation / A sexual predator used online games and ChatGPT to groom young boys A criminal case in Uruguay exposes how online games and AI chatbots are reshaping global online sexual exploitation By Angelina de los Santos / 8 May 2026
/ Trump’s Iran U-turn won’t solve Israel’s insecurity trap As the US president searches for a diplomatic win, Netanyahu’s regional conflicts risk spiralling beyond control By Paul Rogers / 8 May 2026
Fossil fuels / A new international coalition aims to speed up the phase-out of oil Nearly 60 countries launch coalition to accelerate the energy transition against the backdrop of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz By Julian Reingold / 7 May 2026
Newsletter / Videojuegos y plataformas, un portal hacia el abuso infantil Edición de nuestra newsletter semanal del 1 de mayo de 2026 por Diana Cariboni / 5 May 2026
Newsletter / Potholes, power and broken promises openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 01 May 2026 By openDemocracy / 2 May 2026
NHS / UK’s sky-high rents are endangering children. Why won’t government act? Scribbling ‘unaffordable housing costs’ in a patient’s medical notes is now as customary as ordering blood tests By Amaran Uthayakumar-Cumarasamy / 1 May 2026
Iran War / As the stalemate in Iran drags on, the danger of a wider conflict rises The US may well conclude a long war is good for business, despite public costs and looming elections By Paul Rogers / 1 May 2026
Work Reform / As the weekend turns 100, we need to rethink work itself In May 1926, workers started to shift to a five day week. But the weekend was always about more than just leisure By Danny Sriskandarajah / 1 May 2026
Reform UK / Voters should be wary of promises made by Nigel Farage’s Reform UK As votes in Wales, Scotland and much of England prepare to go to polls, we review Reform’s track record over the past year By Harry Shukman / 1 May 2026
Reform UK / Broken promises, rising taxes: Inside Reform UK’s first year in power Reform has run councils for a year. As local elections near, we ask: how has the party performed in power? By Sian Norris / 1 May 2026
/ 'A scar on our world': openDemocracy readers on the US-Iran war and more In this week's mailbag: Readers debate the limits of Keir Starmer's anti-war stance on Iran, question what Péter Magyar’s victory actually means for Hungary, and react to the forced displacement of Black migrants in Morocco. By James Battershill / 1 May 2026
Crónica / Una nueva coalición internacional busca acelerar el abandono del petróleo Casi 60 países lanzan coalición para acelerar la transición energética con el trasfondo del bloqueo del estrecho de Ormuz por Julian Reingold / 30 Apr 2026
