As far right advances, President Petro’s political boost shows work, wages and inequality still mobilise progressives
When lawmakers moved to legalise FGM again, Gambian feminists turned a dangerous rollback into a landmark victory
Labour needs a new direction. Its first step must be to stop treating Disabled people as a problem to be managed
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 30 May 2026
A fractured ‘dangerous class’ has spoken. If Labour cannot offer them real security, the damage may be permanent
Reminiscent of Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’, Trump's plan revives Cold War fantasies – and risks a new nuclear race
Pregnant women, babies and children are being swept up in the mass arrests ordered under Bukele’s ‘state of emergency’
From evicting Palantir to tackling cause of spiralling waiting lists, here’s how Murray can shape future of the NHS
openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 23 May 2026
