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How industrial action could make the UK more democratic

OPINION: The RMT, postal workers and nurses are preparing to strike. It's good news for anyone interested in social mobility

By David Renton

/ 12 Dec 2022

How industrial action could make the UK more democratic

Anti-trans activists are using ‘mirror propaganda’. Here’s how to spot it

People claiming to be ‘silenced’ are being featured in national mainstream media platforms. There’s a word for that

By Natacha Kennedy

/ 5 Dec 2022

Anti-trans activists are using ‘mirror propaganda’. Here’s how to spot it

Big Tech is failing. The future of democracy depends on what happens next

The Musk-Twitter apocalypse is a symptom of a much bigger crisis. To avoid a bleak future we have to bring the big platforms under our control

By Jeremy Gilbert and Alex Williams

/ 2 Dec 2022

Big Tech is failing. The future of democracy depends on what happens next

Distorted reporting of the 2021 census echoes a racist conspiracy theory

OPINION: Headlines reporting a drop in white Christians in England and Wales aren’t just wrong – they’re dangerous

By Benali Hamdache

/ 30 Nov 2022

Distorted reporting of the 2021 census echoes a racist conspiracy theory

openDemocracy backs campaign to end intimidation lawsuits against journalists

Top newspaper editors call on Dominic Raab to bring in new law to defend journalists from oligarchs’ legal threats

By Adam Bychawski

/ 29 Nov 2022

openDemocracy backs campaign to end intimidation lawsuits against journalists

What’s making voters so angry at each other?

Which comes first: widening inequality or the ‘affective polarisation’ that goes with it?

By Darian Meacham and Luana Russo

/ 25 Nov 2022

What’s making voters so angry at each other?

AMLO, Trump, Bolsonaro y los intentos de deslegitimar el veredicto de las urnas

AMLO en 2006, y Trump en 2020, no reconocieron los resultados de las elecciones. Durante la campaña las últimas presidenciales brasileñas, Jair Bolsonaro amenazó con hacer lo mismo.

By Alejandro García Magos

/ 22 Nov 2022

AMLO, Trump, Bolsonaro y los intentos de deslegitimar el veredicto de las urnas

MPs vote through National Security Bill in ‘disaster for free press’

Backbenchers had wanted a ‘public interest defence’ to prevent journalists being jailed for sharing restricted information

By Adam Bychawski

/ 16 Nov 2022

MPs vote through National Security Bill in ‘disaster for free press’

Como evitar um retorno de Bolsonaro

O presidente tem chances de chegar ao segundo turno em 2026. Evitá-lo exige atuar em quatro frentes complementares

By Pedro Telles

/ 15 Nov 2022

Jair Bolsonaro fala com jaqueta da seleção

Twitter firings have ‘serious consequences’ for rights, campaigners warn

Twitter’s disbanding of its Africa office and human rights team poses a threat to information across the continent

By Soita Khatondi Wepukhulu

/ 11 Nov 2022

Twitter firings have ‘serious consequences’ for rights, campaigners warn

Elon Musk’s Twitter is more dangerous than you think

Beyond Musk’s oft-repeated rants about free speech may lie shadier plans to recoup the $44bn he paid for the site

By Adam Ramsay

/ 11 Nov 2022

Elon Musk’s Twitter is more dangerous than you think

Qué hacer para que Bolsonaro no vuelva

Bolsonaro tiene grandes posibilidades de llegar a la segunda vuelta en 2026, y quienes quieran impedirlo necesitan actuar en cuatro frentes complementarios

By Pedro Telles

/ 10 Nov 2022