Kicking out Palantir, experts warn, may not solve the problems its Federated Data Platform has created.
Contested vote throws into doubt future of law criminalising queer people, allies and parts of public health sector
As free speech becomes a culture war battleground, Labour must defend principles, not pick sides
Volunteers remain detained in Libya after a bid to deliver aid to Gaza by land collapsed amid violence and obstruction
Henry Nowak's murder was a tragedy. What is being done with it is something else entirely
“We are fighting political and cultural wars. Wars that are not ours.”
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