The unregulated, unlicensed drug market is the purest, most deadly form of capitalism – prioritising profit above all else. It is time for an approach rooted in public health rather than criminal justice. Español
Even if the most Bernie Sanders succeeds at is pulling the national foreign policy conversation to the left, this will have been significant after a decade of living under the troublingly expansive national security complex ushered in by the events of 9/11.
La incapacidad de reconocer la realidad de la situación actual en el mundo es el error más garrafal del “documento final” para el UNGASS sobre el problema mundial de la droga. English
On 19 April, the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) meets to find a solution to the failed policies of the ‘war on drugs’. Our specialist roundtable discusses why the preparatory negotiations have been riddled with problems. Video (7:17).
Portugal parece estar a dizer adeus a uma crise implacável. Mais além duma recuperação económica instável, a relevância política e social do atual debate sobre a austeridade deve ser tida em conta. English Español
Portugal parece estar dejando atrás una crisis implacable. Más allá de una recuperación económica inestable, es importante fijarse en la relevancia política y social del actual debate sobre la austeridad. English Português
Um resultado positivo na referendacão do acordo de paz entre as partes pode reforçar a sua legitimidade e outorgar-lhe uma aura de intocabilidade que o protegeria contra possíveis ingerências. Español English
Para comprender la crisis actual hay que remontarse a los primeros años del siglo XXI. En vísperas del impeachment a Dilma Rousseff, entrevistamos a Arthur Ituassu, colaborador habitual de openDemocracy. English
The understanding of the current crisis can be traced to the first years of the 21st century. On the eve of Dilma Roussef’s impeachment, we interview openDemocracy’s author Arthur Ituassu. Español
Much as the distended stomachs of starving children have stopped moving publics to action, so the abjection of refugees no longer shocks.
