Councillor Paula O’Rourke explains how Bristol’s citizens’ assembly is helping them to build back better
Majidi’s think tank has spoken to Afghan migrants and their families back home about their experiences, fears and aspirations, choices, compromises and sacrifices
Through music and writing, a new generation of creatives are carving out new spaces in this ancient city
Despite Russian politics’ lack of diversity, Maxim Reznik remains hopeful that the opposition-supporting youth can free Russia from Putin’s grip
Spyros Sofos talks to Paula Biglieri and Luciana Cadahia about their book ‘Seven Essays on Populism’ and understanding ‘the people’ as a political subjectivity, for our Rethinking Populism project
An interview with novelist Yrysbek Dabei, who wants his country to confront a mass killing of striking workers in 2011
Four activists from the country’s regions explain how they’re trying to bring feminism to a wider audience
Capitalism is making life worse for workers yet demanding more dedication than ever. Sarah Jaffe argues that there’s another way to live
Volunteers in Moscow and St Petersburg tell openDemocracy about their work supporting detainees arrested at political protests
Monica Benicio, the former partner of human rights activist Marielle Franco, murdered in 2018, explains how she is carrying on her struggle
Gustavo Barbosa, author of ‘The Best of Hard Times’, discusses the Shabab, the offspring of the Fedayeen – and how the two generations' ideals differ
