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How the far right is using thinness to radicalise women and teen girls

How the far right is using thinness to radicalise women and teen girls

The far right has normalised much of its ideology within mainstream politics – and ‘body fascism’ is part of that
Lois Shearing 08 Apr 2025
Inside massacre of Gaza aid workers found dead and buried with hands bound

Inside massacre of Gaza aid workers found dead and buried with hands bound

Bodies were found a week after Civil Defense and Palestinian Red Crescent crew members went on rescue mission to Rafah
Tareq S. Hajjaj 04 Apr 2025
Women will suffer most from UK government’s cuts to disability benefits

Women will suffer most from UK government’s cuts to disability benefits

Cuts will push hundreds of thousands of women into poverty or force them out of workforce
Mary-Ann Stephenson 03 Apr 2025
COP30 must remove fossil fuel interests from climate negotiations

COP30 must remove fossil fuel interests from climate negotiations

It’s no wonder that COP28 and COP29 reduced trust in climate diplomacy. But we could rebuild it by shifting priorities
Brice Böhmer, Carlos Nobre 01 Apr 2025
10,000 angry white men and me: my night with Reform UK

10,000 angry white men and me: my night with Reform UK

Undercover at Reform UK’s biggest ever rally, I saw white men bond over fury at migrants, trans people and politicians
Sian Norris 31 Mar 2025
Inside India’s battle to control the democracy narrative

Inside India’s battle to control the democracy narrative

How Modi’s government went from trying to improve its global democracy rankings to redefining democracy itself
Anisha Dutta 27 Mar 2025
‘They wanted help, we gave them a prison boat’

‘They wanted help, we gave them a prison boat’

As the migrant barge left Dorset, openDemocracy explored life on board the Bibby – and the failed policy that cost millions
Sian Norris 26 Mar 2025

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