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Can – and should – Nigeria break with Trump’s transactional geopolitics?
31 July 2025 @ 11:13 am
Standing up to the US president’s deportation demands won’t be easy, and will require a pan-African consensus
South America’s sovereignty is being lost in Big Tech’s clouds
30 July 2025 @ 2:26 pm
US tech firms want to extract data, knowledge and natural resources from the region. Governments must stand up to them
Only nationalisation can save England and Wales’ failing water sector
30 July 2025 @ 1:33 pm
Privatisation means the public faces higher bills and pollution as shareholders cash in. Why won’t Labour admit that?
openDemocracy uncovers missed evidence in British Army child sex abuse case
28 July 2025 @ 8:10 am
Victims accuse military of ‘cover-up’ after it closed investigation without checking archives or interviewing suspect
Israel’s atrocities have destroyed its reputation and its security
25 July 2025 @ 1:39 pm
Starving children to death won’t win Binyamin Netanyahu the war. It will ensure it lasts for decades
Join the conversation: Will voters turn to Corbyn and socialism over Starmer’s Big Finance love-in?
25 July 2025 @ 10:17 am
openDemocracy readers discuss whether voters would back a socialist government, and Starmer’s ever-rightwards shift
Planet Patriarchy with Rahila Gupta
23 July 2025 @ 12:02 pm
Patriarchy stretches to every corner of the world. Rahila Gupta takes us from Riyadh and Russia to Rojava to spotlight the women who dare to resist.
Identifying ‘modern slavery’ can damage asylum claims
23 July 2025 @ 11:28 am
The UK’s modern slavery identification system slows down asylum claims. It can even undermine them
How Trump’s trade war with Brazil serves Big Tech’s interests
22 July 2025 @ 3:13 pm
Report by lobby group representing Google, Meta and Amazon may have influenced US investigation into Brazil trade rules
How a new Corbyn/Sultana-led party can win voters as Labour flounders
18 July 2025 @ 3:54 pm
With inequality rife in the UK, there are three main policy areas that a new left-wing party should focus on