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Local bosses may fill the party-sized hole in Ethiopia’s next election

Ethiopia has traditions of local self-government – could they induce voters to look at independent candidates for Parliament?

By René Lefort

/ 25 Oct 2019

Local bosses may fill the party-sized hole in Ethiopia’s next election

A luta das mulheres indígenas na Bolivia está agora online

Yolanda Mamani - Chola, blogueira e YouTuber - luta através de espaços virtuais. Español English

By Fabiola Gutiérrez

/ 25 Oct 2019

A luta das mulheres indígenas na Bolivia está agora online

Reviving labour’s fortunes by centring the margins

Labour movements in Europe and the US should draw inspiration from migrant organising.

By Sanjay Pinto

/ 25 Oct 2019

Reviving labour’s fortunes by centring the margins

Crisis económicas y violencia marcan las elecciones en Sudamérica

Octubre es un mes clave para América Latina. Entre las protestas y rebullido social en Ecuador y Chile, este mes también trae importantes elecciones generales en Argentina, Uruguay y Bolivia, además de tensas y violentas elecciones regionales en Colombia. Português

por democracia Abierta

/ 25 Oct 2019

Crisis económicas y violencia marcan las elecciones en Sudamérica

How death doulas ease the final transition

End-of-life caregiving urges us to think about death as natural, not traumatic.

By Cynthia Greenlee

/ 24 Oct 2019

How death doulas ease the final transition

Regimes of evil: colonization continues

It is not even a secret. Turkish state authorities are doing this very openly, in front of the rest of the world. How can this happen?

By Latif Tas

/ 24 Oct 2019

Wall Street has been gambling with student loan debt for decades

As the student debt crisis continues to mount, major financial institutions are making record profits from student loan asset backed securities.

By Eli J. Campbell

/ 24 Oct 2019

Wall Street has been gambling with student loan debt for decades

Voters gave Ruth Davidson power – now she’s selling it while they suffer

The former Scottish Tory leader has taken a job with a lobbying firm – how will this help her constituents?

By Adam Ramsay

/ 24 Oct 2019

Voters gave Ruth Davidson power – now she’s selling it while they suffer

Our response to the next crisis must tackle consumerism

When the next crisis hits, we must resist the temptation to prop up existing patterns of consumption. Our planet can’t afford it.

By Rob Macquarie

/ 24 Oct 2019

Our response to the next crisis must tackle consumerism

Workers’ rights in informal economies

The world’s informal workers are constantly at risk of falling into poverty, but a burgeoning movement is searching for solutions for them.

By Sally Roever

/ 24 Oct 2019

On death row in Saudi Arabia: forgotten Pakistani prisoners

Saudi Arabia executes more Pakistanis than any other nationality, but Pakistan continues to fail its citizens in Saudi prisons.

By openDemocracy authors

/ 24 Oct 2019

On death row in Saudi Arabia: forgotten Pakistani prisoners

Why codifying our constitution and a Citizens’ Convention won’t resolve our political crisis

Reformers need to start thinking differently about constitutional change if they want to build a meaningful democratic framework for the twenty-first century.

By Richard Elliott

/ 24 Oct 2019