Interview with writer Johann Hari about his new book, Lost Connections
The author of No Is Not Enough says we must tackle our “inner Trump” in order to create a better world.
‘The Shakira of Kurdistan’ discusses feminism, Kurdish unity, and healing the scars of war.
The rising star of Ukrainian politics tells openDemocracy that deep-rooted corruption is the greatest threat to the nation’s democracy
Responses to the Brexit vote have revealed a disturbing current of anti-democratic sentiment. We need to challenge these attitudes and commit to a deeper form of democracy.
“When should the Jews stay put and when should the Jews run?” A new history tells the strange story of a homeland for Soviet Jews.
The new nativism thrives off the failures of neoliberalism. We have entered a dangerous era of anti-liberalism.
Benjamin Ramm talks to the author of Do Not Say We Have Nothing, shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2016.
After the Brexit vote, many are questioning the UK's model of democracy. openDemocracy asked Professor Paul Cartledge, Cambridge University historian and author of Democracy: A Life, to put the system in context.
“If your morality doesn’t look at the actual practical effects of what you’re doing, it’s not a moral debate, it’s just posturing.”
Over baklava and sweet tea, openDemocracy hears about Turkey’s post-coup crackdown and the dreams of an independent Kurdistan.
Simplistic, sensationalist media coverage of terrorism obscures our understanding of its causes, and hinders our ability to prevent it.
