The UK’s broken justice system is locking young activists like me away – and we’ll all suffer the consequences
By abandoning its left-wing values, Labour has lost many supporters. Taking action to help Gazans could win them back
Rising custodial deaths, self-harm and rampant racial disproportionality are being masked by lack of a devolved judiciary
Western states are still failing to put the pressure on Israel needed to end the bloodshed
The Project for the New American Century, launched 28 years ago, offers a warning for current Trumpian world order
The far right has normalised much of its ideology within mainstream politics – and ‘body fascism’ is part of that
Cuts will push hundreds of thousands of women into poverty or force them out of workforce
It’s no wonder that COP28 and COP29 reduced trust in climate diplomacy. But we could rebuild it by shifting priorities
The erosion of democracy happens bit by bit and then all at once
COP ignores reality on the ground in Latin America and wrongly assumes governments are key drivers of climate policies
As Keir Starmer cuts benefits in the UK, openDemocracy readers discuss social security where they live
Labour government has repeatedly aided and defended assault on Gaza – but opinions may be shifting as war intensifies