Our war-hungry leaders may have learned nothing, but recent history shows militaries cannot solve world’s problems ...

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To effectively counter fascist and far-right extremism – viewed together under the umbrella term ‘radical right’ here – you need to understand it first. Which groups are revolutionary or ...

Constitutional upheavals are rare but in Georgia, they come repeatedly (1992, 2003, and as of this week, now 2024). We might even call them revolutions, not ideologically, but in the broad sense ...

New openDemocracy investigation reveals how therapists backed by US Christian conservative groups attempt to ‘cure’ LGBTQ people in the US, Costa Rica and Guatemala – despite local bans and ...

openDemocracy is an independent international media platform covering news, ideas and culture which seeks to challenge power and encourage democratic debate.

Who Funds You? makes it easy to understand which UK think tanks are being transparent about their funding, and which ones hide their donors. We believe organisations that work so hard to influence ...

Despite growing up in different African countries, we share a common school memory: Classes singing “Say No to HIV” songs with a chorus about HIV being a death penalty. For those of us aware ...

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The battle for universal reproductive justice is ongoing in Mexico, where 19 of the 32 states have legalised abortion up to 12 weeks. But a 20th state has become a rara avis, where abortion is ...

A short documentary film on a death by police restraint.

YURIMAGUAS, Alto Amazonas, Peru — Our boat sets sail early in the morning. The plan is to travel down the Huallaga River, reach the Marañón, then sail north along the Santiago River towards ...