Politics End Times with Renata Salecl: What Post-Socialist Societies Teach Us About Today What does a society that is tearing itself apart look like? By James Battershill / 16 Jan 2026
Issue 001 Ukraine-Russia War: Field Notes on Survival openDemocracy’s reporters made two trips to Ukraine this year: I travelled to Lviv, Kyiv and Odessa in the spring around the time of the Ukrainian and Russian delegations met By James Battershill / 24 Nov 2025
Issue 001 Russia refracted Russians are seen as either united supporters of the war or as fearful and oppressed. Neither portrayal is true By James Battershill / 24 Nov 2025
Issue 001 Notes on how to survive a war As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine grinds, philosophers, poets, anarchists and soldiers contemplate what they have lost, and what is still to emerge. By James Battershill / 24 Nov 2025
