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## Posts
- [‘Silence is not neutrality’: Organising against the far right in Saxony-Anhalt](https://www.opendemocracy.net/silence-is-not-neutrality-organising-against-the-far-right-in-saxony-anhalt.md) - After the AfD’s win, activists say resisting the far right means defending the institutions where its politics take hold
- [Hundreds of abuse victims arrested when calling for help, new data finds](https://www.opendemocracy.net/domestic-abuse-victims-jail-theresa-may-conservatives.md) - openDemocracy’s reporting praised at parliamentary event on abuse victims arrested for assaulting emergency workers
- [9/11 revisited + UK’s sovereign AI chief joins US AI company](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-120926.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 12 September 2026
- [¿Es Venezuela nuestro canario en la mina de carbón?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es-venezuela-nuestro-canario-en-la-mina-de-carbon.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 11 de setiembre de 2026
- [Trump’s Venezuela: Why seek regime change if you can get regime compliance?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/trumps-venezuela-why-seek-regime-change-if-you-can-get-regime-compliance.md) - The Trump administration’s forcible appropriation of a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves is worse than the theft of national assets in post-Soviet Russia.
- [Así se fraguó el acuerdo Trump-Delcy de apropiación del crudo venezolano](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/venezuela-eeuu-petroleo-delcy-rodriguez-donald-trump-betancourt-maduro.md) - Una parte del petróleo venezolano se entregará a Washington a precio de costo en virtud de un contrato que nadie quiere publicar
- [Frontier Politics: AI and the Crisis of the Democratic Form](https://www.opendemocracy.net/frontier-politics-ai-and-the-crisis-of-the-democratic-form.md) - If we want to save democracy, the institutions of tomorrow must be shaped in accordance with the possibilities of tomorrow.
- [La ultraderecha alemana ya no es solo un problema del este](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/alemania-elecciones-ultraderecha-afd-auge-este-deterioro-inflacion.md) - La victoria de AfD tiene raíces propias en el este de Alemania, pero la incertidumbre económica detrás de su ascenso es cada vez más visible en todo el país
- [25 years after 9/11, the ‘anti-terrorist state’ has captured Latin America](https://www.opendemocracy.net/25-years-on-from-9-11-the-anti-terrorist-state-is-gaining-ground-in-latin-america.md) - The global war on terror, born from the ashes of the twin towers, perpetuates itself by constantly seeking new targets
- [Inside the US Takeover of Venezuelan Oil](https://www.opendemocracy.net/inside-the-us-takeover-of-venezuelan-oil.md) - Nine months after the US abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a highly unusual oil deal has surfaced.
- [A 25 años del 11S, el Estado antiterrorista avanza en América Latina](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/s11-ataques-terroristas-torres-gemelas-estado-antiterrorista-ny-marco-rubio-america-latina.md) - La guerra antiterrorista global, que nació en las ruinas de las torres gemelas, se reproduce a sí misma buscando siempre nuevos blancos
- [Revisiting 9/11](https://www.opendemocracy.net/revisiting-9-11.md) - openDemocracy found its purpose in the need to make sense of the world after the collapse of the twin towers. Revisit our reportage from the time.
- [Germany’s far-right surge is not just about the East](https://www.opendemocracy.net/germanys-far-right-surge-is-not-just-about-the-east.md) - The AfD’s victory in Saxony-Anhalt has roots specific to eastern Germany. But the economic insecurity behind its rise is increasingly visible across the country.
- [Matt Clifford joining Anthropic makes a joke of the UK’s Sovereign AI Strategy](https://www.opendemocracy.net/matt-clifford-joining-anthropic-makes-a-joke-of-the-uks-sovereign-ai-strategy.md) - British startups will now be competing against the UK’s best-connected AI lobbyist who was meant to be their champion against US tech dominance.
- [Preparing for a world beyond 1.5°C](https://www.opendemocracy.net/preparing-for-a-world-beyond-1-5degc.md) - A renewed emphasis on geo-engineering threatens to draw our attention away from the fact that the current way of living was never sustainable.
- [Banned from Reform’s conference, we still have a scoop!](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-050926.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 5 September 2026
- [¿Alguien se robó la mitad del petróleo venezolano?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/alguien-se-robo-la-mitad-del-petroleo-venezolano.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 4 de setiembre de 2026
- [¿Una extrema derecha en África? No como la conocemos](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/africa-derecha-lgbtiq-feminismo-conservadurismo-occidente-sudafrica-xenofobia.md) - Desde la homofobia política hasta el populismo antioccidental, la derecha africana no encaja fácilmente en los moldes occidentales tradicionales
- [Reform’s conference is clearest sign yet of Trumpism in the UK](https://www.opendemocracy.net/reforms-conference-is-clearest-sign-yet-of-trumpism-in-the-uk.md) - From banned reporters to love-ins with business, the scandal-hit event offers troubling glimpse into a Farage government
- [Ex-Tory MP-turned-Reform councillor landed lobbying job after defecting](https://www.opendemocracy.net/ex-tory-mp-turned-reform-councillor-landed-lobbying-job-after-defecting.md) - In October 2024, things weren’t looking good for Jonathan Gullis. The former MP and Conservative Party deputy chair had been unable to find work as a teacher, his old profession, since losing his parliamentary seat at the general election months earlier. “I think that in some schools, with some tea…
- [Who funds Reform? Farage’s party bags £15m from crypto and finance donors](https://www.opendemocracy.net/who-funds-reform-farages-party-bags-15m-from-crypto-and-finance-donors.md) - Reform has accepted more large donations than any other party in 2026, despite mounting funding scandals, new data shows
- [Tech bros will tell you that geoengineering will save us, it won’t](https://www.opendemocracy.net/tech-bros-will-tell-you-that-geoengineering-will-save-us-it-wont.md) - As the latest UNEP reports we will blow past 1.5°C, we must prioritise solutions that work, rather than focusing on complex, unproven technologies
- [¿Se robaron los secuaces de Maduro la mitad de los ingresos petroleros de Venezuela?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/venezuela-petroleo-maduro-corrupcion-sanciones-nyt-eeuu.md) - OPINIÓN: El gobierno de Nicolás Maduro fue muy corrupto, pero entender la dimensión de su corrupción requiere no ignorar cómo sobrevivió a las sanciones de EEUU
- [Reform’s cracks, Labour’s traps, and the progressive path forward](https://www.opendemocracy.net/reforms-cracks-polls-labour-andy-burnham-progressive-path-forward.md) - A summer of Reform scandals and a new leader have given Labour an edge – if it can resolve three key battles
- [Does Africa have a far right? It’s complicated](https://www.opendemocracy.net/does-africa-have-a-far-right-its-complicated.md) - From political homophobia to anti-Western populism, Africa’s right doesn’t fit neatly into familiar Western boxes
- [Reform UK has a new target in its sights: Disabled people](https://www.opendemocracy.net/reform-uk-new-target-disabled-people-personal-independence-payment-social-housing.md) - With its discriminatory plans for PIP and social housing, Farage’s party has made clear that we’re not part of its gang
- [Acuerdo de Meta en EEUU puede redefinir la seguridad infantil en todo el mundo](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/meta-seguridad-proteccion-infantil-regulacion-plataformas-acuerdo-eeuu.md) - El proceso contra Meta en EEUU, que terminó en acuerdo extrajudicial, puede ser un modelo para regular a las plataformas digitales y limitar los daños que causan a la salud y la seguridad de la infancia
- [A leadership election without voters: The demise of Scottish Labour](https://www.opendemocracy.net/scottish-labour-leadership-election-anas-sarwar-joe-fagan-michael-marra.md) - As Anas Sarwar joins Burnham’s government, continuity candidates offer little hope for regaining lost working-class voters
- [Bank Weekend Holiday Special](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-290826.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 22 August 2026
- [De los rusos a Cerimedo, la desinformación reina en Bolivia](https://www.opendemocracy.net/de-los-rusos-a-cerimedo-la-desinformacion-reina-en-bolivia.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 28 de agosto de 2026
- [What does Meta’s US settlement on child safety mean for Europe?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/what-does-metas-us-settlement-on-child-safety-mean-for-europe.md) - US litigation forcing Meta to overhaul teen safety settings creates powerful new template for European tech enforcement
- [Can Reform survive its summer of scandal?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-reform-survive-its-summer-of-scandal.md) - In July, openDemocracy went to Montenegro to report on Reform backer “Posh George”. Here’s what happened next
- [Trump Jr.’s UK Drones, Burnham-Rayner’s Donors](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-220826.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 22 August 2026
- [Anduril: Trump-linked US defence firm eyes UK military contracts](https://www.opendemocracy.net/anduril-trump-linked-us-defence-firm-eyes-uk-military-contracts.md) - Drone maker Anduril is backed by Peter Thiel, counts Donald Trump Jr. as an investor, and is one of four firms selected for the MoD’s new “wingman” project
- [¿Salir de la nube?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/salir-de-la-nube.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 21 de agosto de 2026
- [Angela Rayner takes cash from war-profiteering advisory firm](https://www.opendemocracy.net/angela-rayner-takes-cash-from-war-profiteering-advisory-firm-courting-labour.md) - Signum Global Advisories helps its clients land deals in war-ravaged regions like Ukraine, Syria, and the UK’s Labour party.
- [Climate Breakdown is here: Why won’t governments act?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/climate-breakdown-is-here-why-wont-governments-act.md) - Adapting to an over-heated planet means very little unless it is accompanied by addressing the root causes of climate breakdown.
- [La puerta giratoria de la IA británica: funcionarios, big tech y una consultora opaca](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/la-puerta-giratoria-de-la-ia-britanica-funcionarios-big-tech-y-una-consultora-opaca.md) - Exclusivo: Reuniones no declaradas entre altos funcionarios de IA y gigantes como Microsoft en el Reino Unido
- [Centros de datos para la IA: jornadas de 70 horas y riesgos laborales en Brasil](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/brasil-data-centers-scala-trabajo-jornadas-ia-explotacion-laboral-amazon-oracle.md) - Los trabajadores denuncian jornadas extenuantes, accidentes y problemas de salud. Las empresas dicen que cumplen con la ley. El gobierno las alienta con beneficios y exenciones fiscales
- [When the climate crisis reaches the supermarket shelf](https://www.opendemocracy.net/climate-crisis-food-supermarket-cost-poverty-heatwave-drought-andy-burnham.md) - Rising heat and failing harvests reveal a fragile food system. It is time to treat food security as a democratic issue
- [Labour’s biggest donors backed Burnham for PM, disclosures reveal](https://www.opendemocracy.net/labours-biggest-donors-backed-burnham-for-pm-disclosures-reveal.md) - Scandal-ridden think tank Labour Together and its donors swung behind Burnham after Makerfield by-election
- ['Hay un montón de innovación que no debería suceder'](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/nube-ia-monopolios-intelectuales-cecilia-rikap-google-amazon-microsoft-dependencia-digital.md) - Economista Cecilia Rikap: ‘Los monopolios intelectuales no nos dominan solo porque controlan algoritmos y datos; controlan también las narrativas que debilitan la capacidad de imaginar alternativas’
- [How we twist political violence to self-defence](https://www.opendemocracy.net/leor-zmigrod-political-violence-self-defence.md) - Political violence – that is, violence committed to challenge, attain or retain political power – is on the rise in democracies.
- [Two Exclusives! Farage’s Crypto Connection + Burnham’s AI Adviser](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-150826.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 15 August 2026
- [Nigel Farage denies link to crypto conspiracist John Mappin](https://www.opendemocracy.net/nigel-farage-denies-link-to-crypto-conspiracist-john-mappin.md) - New investigation into Scientologist and QAnon enthusiast John Mappin raises fresh questions about Farage's allies
- [Palantir se ahorra millones de libras en impuestos gracias a Tony Blair](https://www.opendemocracy.net/palantir-se-ahorra-millones-de-libras-en-impuestos-gracias-a-tony-blair.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 14 de agosto de 2026
- [De Gaza a Trump, bienvenidos a la era de la ‘Gran Seguridad’](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/gaza-trump-era-gran-seguridad-control-vigilancia-taponamiento-politico.md) - A medida que líderes mundiales reemplazan la resolución de conflictos con el uso de la fuerza, la vigilancia y el control de daños, un nuevo libro analiza el ascenso del ‘taponamiento’
- [England is burning: We must fix our fragile food system](https://www.opendemocracy.net/england-is-burning-we-must-fix-our-fragile-food-system.md) - Without rapid action, we will struggle to put food on shelves as the climate becomes ever more inhospitable
- [From Gaza to Trump, the age of ‘Big Security’ is here](https://www.opendemocracy.net/israel-gaza-trump-age-of-security-rise-global-obsession-ruben-andersson-book.md) - New book examines rise of ‘liddism’, as global leaders seek to contain threats through force, surveillance and control
- [Tony Blair creó la maniobra fiscal de la que se beneficia Palantir en el Reino Unido](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/palantir-vacio-fiscal-impuesto-corporativo-reino-unido-era-blair.md) - El CEO de Palantir en Reino Unido dice que la compañía se vale de 'un incentivo fiscal estándar' para reducir al mínimo lo que paga de impuesto corporativo. El Reino Unido es uno de los pocos países que lo permiten
- [Burnham’s AI head secretly briefed tech giants at No 10 adviser’s investment firm](https://www.opendemocracy.net/burnhams-ai-head-secretly-briefed-tech-giants-at-no-10-advisers-investment-firm.md) - Revealed: Chair of new AI taskforce Ollie Ilott failed to declare Hakluyt meeting while at Science and Tech Department
- [The Blair connection to Palantir’s tax dodge](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-080826.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 08 August 2026
- [Lecciones desde la India (o cómo las cucarachas pueden vencer al miedo)](https://www.opendemocracy.net/lecciones-desde-la-india-o-como-las-cucarachas-pueden-vencer-al-miedo.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 7 de agosto de 2026
- [Me condenaron por terrorismo. Ahora mi abogado va a juicio por defenderme](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/reino-unido-24-de-filton-terrorismo-palestine-action-abogado-desacato-genocidio-gaza.md) - Mi abogado enfrenta una pena de cárcel por su alegato final ante el jurado, mientras el Estado intenta silenciar la solidaridad con Palestina
- [The big Blair-era loophole behind Palantir’s tiny tax bill](https://www.opendemocracy.net/the-big-blair-era-loophole-behind-palantirs-tiny-tax-bill.md) - Palantir’s UK CEO Louis Mosley says the company uses “a standard tax incentive” to minimise corporate tax. But the UK is one of the few countries that allows for this.
- [Lessons from Ceuta: State failures and local solidarities](https://www.opendemocracy.net/lessons-from-ceuta-state-failures-and-local-solidarities.md) - Cities and communities cannot wait for Europe to resolve its endless arguments about migration, deterrence and responsibility sharing.
- [What the rise in Islamophobia tells us about modern Britain](https://www.opendemocracy.net/what-the-rise-in-islamophobia-tells-us-about-modern-britain.md) - From mosque attacks to manufactured controversies, Muslims in the UK bear a tiring burden of constant scrutiny
- [Netanyahu en campaña electoral puede agravar el aislamiento de Israel](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/netanyahu-en-campana-electoral-puede-agravar-el-aislamiento-de-israel.md) - Un próximo gobierno podría pagar el precio de que el primer ministro insista en la línea dura en materia de seguridad para ganar votos
- [In Argentina, a village atop a lithium fortune still waits for basic services](https://www.opendemocracy.net/argentina-lithium-mining-miliei-green-energy-rio-tinto-catamarca-natural-gas-water.md) - For two decades, Antofagasta de la Sierra's residents have been promised the lithium boom will bring gas to their homes
- [Netanyahu’s election campaign may worsen Israel’s international isolation](https://www.opendemocracy.net/israel-election-binyamin-netanyahu-international-reputation-economic-sanctions.md) - Future governments may pay the price of the prime minister’s decision to double down on hardline security to win votes
- [Leor Zmigrod on why rigid thinking makes us vulnerable to extremism](https://www.opendemocracy.net/leor-zmigrod-on-why-rigid-thinking-makes-us-vulnerable-to-extremism.md) - Leor Zmigrod discusses her research into the link between cognitive style and political extremism.
- [India: Las cucarachas, Modi y la muerte del miedo](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/india-modi-cucarachas-protestas-jovenes.md) - Las manifestaciones juveniles de la India bajo el lema de las ‘cucarachas’ neutralizaron las principales herramientas de control del régimen: el miedo, la alienación y la división
- [The 12-week abortion myth blocking reproductive care across Latin America](https://www.opendemocracy.net/abortion-mexico-latin-america-12-week-time-limit-myth-science-law-autonomy.md) - There is no scientific reason for time limits on abortion – so why are they used to deny vulnerable people healthcare?
- [Modi blinks and Britain cracks down](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-01082026.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 1 August 2026
- [Chatbots confunden activismo antiabortista con evidencia médica](https://www.opendemocracy.net/chatbots-confunden-activismo-antiabortista-con-evidencia-medica.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 31 de julio de 2026
- [Chatbots incitan a las mujeres a consultar fuentes de desinformación sobre el aborto](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/chatbots-incitan-a-las-mujeres-a-consultar-fuentes-de-desinformacion-sobre-el-aborto.md) - Exclusiva: Un puñado de empresas tecnológicas estadounidenses están influyendo en decisiones médicas íntimas, con escasa transparencia en sus respuestas
- [Burnham’s Labour rises as Reform fumbles, but foreign policy challenges loom](https://www.opendemocracy.net/burnham-labour-polls-rises-reform-foreign-policy-challenges-loom-united-states-israel-climate-nato.md) - New PM is off to a good start, but the real test will be in how he deals with the US, Israel and the climate crisis
- [AI as ‘bullshit innovation’: How corporations monopolise our imaginations](https://www.opendemocracy.net/clouds-ai-amazon-google-microsoft-bullshit-innovation-the-rulers-intellectual-monopolies-cecilia-rikap.md) - Products like self-driving cars or humanoid robots are not meant to be sold or widely adopted by the public, but rather to position the corporation as a driving force of frontier technological change
- [Cockroaches, Modi and the death of fear](https://www.opendemocracy.net/india-modi-cockroach-neet-protests.md) - India’s youthful cockroach protests have defanged the ruling regime’s primary tools of governance: fear, alienation and division
- [El mito de las 12 semanas sigue restringiendo el derecho al aborto en México](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/mexico-america-latina-aborto-justicia-reproductiva-plazos-ciencia-derecho-autonomia.md) - México: Los plazos para efectuar abortos no tienen base científica, pero siguen excluyendo a las más vulnerables
- [Life, death and despair: Searching for loved ones after Venezuela earthquakes](https://www.opendemocracy.net/venezuela-earthquake-victims-missing-regime-abandonment-trump.md) - As international rescue teams head home and global media moves on, families still dig through rubble for missing relatives
- [How the US is inciting a global fight against ‘far-left’ protesters](https://www.opendemocracy.net/united-states-far-left-terrorism-protest-activism-direct-action-trump-rubio-argentina.md) - Under the pretext of fighting ‘terrorism’, the Trump administration warned allies to back its political persecution
- [El fin de la ayuda de EEUU y el régimen Talibán están matando la salud materna en Afganistán](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/afganistan-mortalidad-materna-usaid-crisis-salud.md) - Entre el corte de la ayuda estadounidense y las prohibiciones del Talibán, los centros de salud cierran, las parteras desaparecen y las embarazadas y recién nacidos mueren
- [UK doctors watchdog shared sexual abuse victim’s confidential file](https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk-doctors-watchdog-shared-sexual-abuse-victims-confidential-file.md) - General Medical Council data breach saw victim’s intimate details sent to another patient who accused doctor of sexual assault
- [What happened when young Bangladeshis stopped being afraid?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/what-happened-when-young-bangladeshis-stopped-being-afraid.md) - A student activist on how staying home came to feel like complicity – and why the deeper victory was breaking the silence
- [I was sentenced as a terrorist. Now my barrister is on trial for defending me](https://www.opendemocracy.net/palestine-action-filton-24-charlotte-head-rajiv-menon-kc-contempt-of-court-judge-johnson.md) - My lawyer faces jail over a speech to jurors – a first in English history – as state seeks to silence Palestine solidarity
- [AI, Abortions and India’s Cockroach Party](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-25072026.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 25 July 2026
- [La IA quiere aprender a usar tus manos](https://www.opendemocracy.net/la-ia-quiere-aprender-a-usar-tus-manos.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 24 de julio de 2026
- [Venezuela: Sobrevivir entre las ruinas, los cadáveres y el abandono](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/venezuela-terremoto-victimas-desaparecidos-regimen-abandono-trump.md) - Cada vez más solas, las familias afectadas por el terremoto en Venezuela siguen buscando los cuerpos de sus seres queridos
- [“Hope Is a Muscle”: Neha Bora on her 23 day hunger strike at India’s ‘Cockroach Protests’](https://www.opendemocracy.net/hope-is-a-muscle-neha-bora-on-her-23-day-hunger-strike-at-indias-cockroach-protests.md) - The Cockroach protests suggest Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime has lost its grip on the public imagination.
- [Meet Burnham’s new cabinet, much like the old one](https://www.opendemocracy.net/meet-burnhams-new-cabinet-much-like-the-old-one.md) - Can a line-up of familiar faces deliver the change that the UK needs?
- [Leading AI chatbots are nudging pregnant women to anti-abortion sources](https://www.opendemocracy.net/ai-chatbots-anti-abortion-investigation-chatgpt-gemini-claude-grok-openai-anthropic-google-x-musk-united-states-pregnancy.md) - Exclusive: A handful of US tech firms are shaping intimate medical decisions – with little transparency about answers
- [Trabajadores textiles de India se niegan a entrenar a la IA con sus manos](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/trabajadores-textiles-de-india-se-niegan-a-entrenar-a-la-ia-con-sus-manos.md) - En fábricas de Nueva Delhi, trabajadores de la vestimenta se resisten a entrenar a sus reemplazantes robóticos en las actividades más profundamente humanas
- [The Gaza deadlock: Why peace remains out of reach](https://www.opendemocracy.net/gaza-peace-unlikely-israel-donald-trump-elections-iran-war-netanyahu.md) - Last week, Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ announced that it has dropped its full ‘Gaza recovery plan’ in favour of a small pilot project that is unlikely to start before the end of the year. The original grand proposal to reconstruct the entire Palestinian enclave, announced by the US president at…
- [Inside the deadly collapse of maternity care in Afghanistan](https://www.opendemocracy.net/afghanistan-maternity-care-collapse-taliban-usaid-cuts-trump-women-dying-birth-babies.md) - Amid USAID cuts and Taliban restrictions, we find clinics closing, midwives disappearing, and women dying
- [Morocco’s World Cup dream fuels a new generation of protest](https://www.opendemocracy.net/moroccos-world-cup-dream-fuels-a-new-generation-of-protest.md) - Forty years after the Bread Revolution, inflation and state crackdowns are again leading young activists into the streets
- [Why I Lost Faith in the BBC: Nihal Arthanayake on Diversity and Leadership](https://www.opendemocracy.net/why-i-lost-faith-in-the-bbc-nihal-arthanayake-on-diversity-and-leadership.md) - Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Pocket Casts After a 23-year career at the BBC, award-winning broadcaster Nihal Arthanayake changed his mind about the institution's capacity for change. In this episode of Change My Mind, Nihal speaks candidly with hosts Ali Goldsworthy, Laura O…
- [Are you training your AI replacement?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-180726.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 18 July 2026
- [EEUU propone una cruzada de persecución política a escala global](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/eeuu-propone-una-cruzada-de-persecucion-politica-a-escala-global.md) - Con la excusa del terrorismo, el gobierno de EEUU promueve una persecución política de escala global
- [The UK can’t just firefight its way through a fractured world](https://www.opendemocracy.net/andy-burnham-new-government-uk-global-leadership-donald-trump-g20.md) - Andy Burnham’s government has a chance to move from crisis management to global leadership. It must be bold
- [The government knows the real climate threat. Why is it hiding it?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk-climate-crisis-government-hiding-report-food-security-andy-burnham.md) - For months, ministers have refused to publish a report on how climate crisis will affect the UK. Burnham must release it
- [Esto es fútbol, el más político de los deportes](https://www.opendemocracy.net/esto-es-futbol-el-mas-politico-de-los-deportes.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 17 de julio de 2026
- [AI needs human hands. Indian workers fought back](https://www.opendemocracy.net/india-factory-workers-train-ai-head-camera-resistance-robot-replacements.md) - In Delhi’s factories, labourers are resisting efforts to train their robot replacements on the most human of actions
- [El costo oculto del boom del litio en Argentina: agua en riesgo y promesas incumplidas](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/argentina-litio-mineria-rio-tinto-catamarca-gas-natural-agua-rigi.md) - En la región argentina más rica en litio, metal estrella para la transición energética global, los habitantes locales lidian con la falta de servicios básicos y con la amenaza que supone la explotación minera para el agua. En octubre de 2013, la gobernadora de la norteña provincia argentina de Cata…
- [Dr Julia Minson on how to disagree better, receptiveness and changing her mind on Transitions for minors](https://www.opendemocracy.net/dr-julia-minson-on-how-to-disagree-better-receptiveness-and-changing-her-mind-on-transitions-for-minors.md) - Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Pocket Casts Host Alex Chesterfield and co-hosts Ali Goldsworthy and Laura Osborne interview Julia Minson, a researcher on disagreement, about building receptiveness and improving conflict conversations through practice, realistic goals beyond pe…
- [Cómo hicieron los activistas belgas para forzar un embargo de armas a Israel](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/belgica-israel-flandes-amberes-armas-embargo-sociedad-civil-gaza-genocidio.md) - La sociedad civil utilizó la investigación, la presión pública y los tribunales para frenar los envíos de armas desde el puerto de Amberes a Israel
- [You cannot demand integration while building an asylum system on insecurity](https://www.opendemocracy.net/labour-andy-burnham-immigration-asylum-bill-insecurity-integration-shabana-mahmood.md) - Burnham’s vote for immigration reforms was worrying – his government must not push ahead with inherited asylum plans
- [More than 100 elderly women killed by men since 2020](https://www.opendemocracy.net/100-elderly-women-killed-by-men-since-2020-uk.md) - An investigation by openDemocracy reveals the extent of femicide where the victims are aged over-66
- [How Belgian campaigners forced a de facto arms embargo on Israel](https://www.opendemocracy.net/how-belgian-campaigners-forced-a-de-facto-arms-embargo-on-israel.md) - A peace activist on how civil society used research, public pressure and the courts to stop military shipments through Antwerp
- [Inside Farage’s Montenegro back-office](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-110726.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 11 July 2026
- [Montenegro, el refugio financiero de la extrema derecha británica](https://www.opendemocracy.net/montenegro-el-refugio-financiero-de-la-extrema-derecha-britanica.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 10 de julio de 2026
- [Sociedades opacas, cripto y apuestas: así opera la extrema derecha británica desde los Balcanes](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/reino-unido-farage-extrema-derecha-criptomonedas-lavado-estafas-montenegro.md) - ¿Por qué algunos británicos vinculados al partido extremista Reform operan desde una oficina destartalada en una ciudad de 11.000 habitantes en los Balcanes?
- [Fujimorismo returns to Peru’s presidential palace](https://www.opendemocracy.net/peru-keiko-fujimori-elections-authoritarianism-latin-america.md) - Keiko Fujimori’s presidency will put Peru’s fragile democracy to the test
- [Inside Reform and George Cottrell’s world in Montenegro](https://www.opendemocracy.net/inside-reform-and-george-cottrells-world-in-montenegro.md) - Why are some of Britain’s most controversial Reform-linked figures all operating out of a grubby office in a town of 11,000 people in the Balkans?
- [Cómo el movimiento LGBTQI+ de Botsuana logró derogar leyes coloniales](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/como-el-movimiento-lgbtqi-de-botsuana-logro-derogar-leyes-coloniales.md) - Se necesitaron años de presión ciudadana para que Botsuana eliminara leyes coloniales contra la comunidad LGBTQI+
- [How students got universities to divest from the border industry](https://www.opendemocracy.net/how-students-got-universities-to-divest-from-the-border-industry.md) - People & Planet turned universities’ financial links to detention, deportation and surveillance companies into a target students could organise against
- [Scotland has already tried ‘Manchesterism’. It won’t solve Britain’s economic crisis alone](https://www.opendemocracy.net/scotland-has-already-tried-manchesterism-it-wont-solve-britains-economic-crisis-alone.md) - Andy Burnham’s economic vision has much in common with Scotland’s. Its experience shows why that may not be enough.
- [UK universities are bankrolling the border industry](https://www.opendemocracy.net/uk-universities-are-bankrolling-the-border-industry.md) - British universities must do more to combat the growing abuse of migrants
- [Abusers have embraced new technology. UK policy hasn’t](https://www.opendemocracy.net/abusers-have-embraced-new-technology-uk-policy-hasnt.md) - The government must tackle tech-facilitated abuse to achieve its pledge of halving violence against women and girls
- [Por qué Israel teme más un acercamiento que un conflicto EEUU-Irán](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/israel-iran-eeuu-netanyahu-guerra-inseguridad-palestina.md) - Las mismas políticas concebidas para garantizar la supervivencia de Israel pueden estar ahora socavando su futuro
- [How Botswana’s LGBTQI+ movement got colonial anti-gay laws off the books](https://www.opendemocracy.net/how-botswanas-lgbtqi-movement-got-colonial-anti-gay-laws-off-the-books.md) - ‘Court rulings matter, but it’s sustained civic action that turns them into real protection’
- [New PM, Old Lobbyist](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-030726.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 27 June 2026
- [Palantir te enseña: Cómo no pagar (casi) impuestos](https://www.opendemocracy.net/palantir-te-ensena-como-no-pagar-casi-impuestos.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 3 de julio de 2026
- [Exclusivo: Enorme desgravación fiscal para Palantir en Reino Unido](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/palantir-reino-unido-impuestos-desgravacion-ganancias.md) - En 2024, Palantir pagó en Reino Unido apenas 8% del impuesto de sociedades, muy por debajo del 25% que le correspondía por obtener ganancias de 25,3 millones de libras esterlinas
- [Burnham aide’s lobby firm met government 38 times – but who did it work for?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/burnham-aides-lobby-firm-met-government-38-times-but-who-did-it-work-for.md) - UK’s weak lobbying laws leave public in the dark about Flint Global’s vast access to government under James Purnell
- [Why Israel fears a US-Iran rapprochement far more than conflict](https://www.opendemocracy.net/israel-fears-united-states-iran-peace-more-than-conflict-netanyahu.md) - The same policies that sought to guarantee Israel’s survival may now be undermining its future
- [Cómo entender el optimismo pragmático de China frente a la IA](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/china-ia-optimismo-pragmatismo-miedo.md) - Mientras EEUU imagina la IA como distopía, China la adopta moldeada por su memoria de la pobreza, la humillación nacional y la certeza de que el progreso es imparable
- [Perú: Los fantasmas del fujimorismo vuelven al Palacio de Gobierno](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/peru-keiko-fujimori-elecciones-autoritarismo-america-latina.md) - La presidencia de Keiko Fujimori pondrá a prueba la frágil democracia de Perú
- [Remembering David Potter: Industrialist, physicist, philanthropist](https://www.opendemocracy.net/obituary-david-potter-psion-industrialist-physicist-philanthropist.md) - How the Psion founder and tech titan combined scientific brilliance with fearless philanthropy to champion public good
- [Indigenous women in Argentina win landmark victory against sexual violence](https://www.opendemocracy.net/argentina-indigenous-women-law-against-chineo-hate-crime-sexual-violence.md) - As Milei dismantles national protections, one state has recognised ‘chineo’, systemic racialised abuse, as a hate crime
- [‘I was kidnapped by the Israeli navy en route to Gaza’](https://www.opendemocracy.net/i-was-kidnapped-by-the-israeli-navy-en-route-to-gaza.md) - Humanitarian activist on joining the Global Sumud Flotilla, being detained, and why the attempt to stop them backfired
- [Flamencos contra los Trump: la rebelión ambiental que sacude Albania](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/revolucion-flamencos-resorts-trump-kushner-albania.md) - El proyecto de lujo de la hija y el yerno de Trump que encendió una crisis política en Albania
- [Exclusive: Palantir’s massive tax break!](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-270626.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 27 June 2026
- [TikTok, Teleperformance y la muerte de una moderadora de contenido](https://www.opendemocracy.net/tik-tok-teleperformance-y-la-muerte-de-una-moderadora-de-contenido.md) - Newsletter correspondiente al 26 de junio de 2026
- [Vida y muerte de una moderadora de contenido de TikTok](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/tiktok-teleperformance-explotacion-laboral-moderacion-contenidos-kenia-nigeria-muerte-trabajadores-migraciones-trata-laboral.md) - Promesas falsas, explotación laboral y abuso: la historia de una moderadora de TikTok que murió lejos de casa
- [Is money laundering the issue that could reshape British politics?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/andy-burnham-must-focus-money-laundering-general-election-2029-reform-uk-labour.md) - Andy Burnham would be wise to turn attention to how the economy is being cheated of billions of pounds a year
- [Flamingos, Jared Kushner, and Albania’s fight against Trump’s Resorts](https://www.opendemocracy.net/flamingos-jared-kushner-and-albanias-fight-against-trumps-resorts.md) - Campaign against luxury developments in protected wetlands has become national revolt over land, corruption and power
- [You will die at 30](https://www.opendemocracy.net/queer-elders-you-will-die-at-30.md) - This is the first episode of our new narrative non-fiction podcast, How to Find Queer Elders that follows the life-affirming journey of Awo Dufie, a 23 year-old trans woman from Ghana, in her quest to find queer elders at a time when LGBTQI lives across Africa are violently rendered invisible.
- [Understanding China’s pragmatic AI optimism](https://www.opendemocracy.net/chinas-ai-optimism-is-rooted-in-the-fear-of-falling-behind.md) - While the US imagines AI through dystopia and lost human agency, China’s embrace of the technology is shaped by memories of poverty, national humiliation and the conviction that technological progress cannot be resisted
- [Exclusive: How Palantir harvested millions in UK tax breaks](https://www.opendemocracy.net/exclusive-how-palantir-harvested-millions-in-uk-tax-breaks.md) - In 2024, Palantir’s effective tax rate was just 8%, far less than the usual 25%, despite £25.3m of pre-tax profits
- [The UK asylum system is a form of neo-colonialism](https://www.opendemocracy.net/the-uk-asylum-system-is-a-form-of-neo-colonialism.md) - Our hostile immigration system forces traumatised queer migrants to perform rigid, Westernised scripts for safety
- [África: Así se cocina una carta continental contra las personas LGBTQ+](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/ghana-carta-africana-valores-familiares-derechos-lgbtq-aborto-soberania-africa.md) - Legisladores reunidos en Ghana planifican una carta africana de 'valores familiares' que niega los derechos reproductivos y la igualdad para las personas LGBTQ+
- [What will new far-right president mean for Colombia’s fragile peace?](https://www.opendemocracy.net/colombia-elections-de-la-espriella-cepeda-petro-far-right-trump-populism.md) - As lawyer Abelardo De la Espriella wins election, Colombia is split over his vow of militarisation and increased security
- [Dr Emma Yhnell on the challenge of changing science, changing our minds](https://www.opendemocracy.net/dr-emma-yhnell-on-the-challenge-of-changing-science-changing-our-minds.md) - Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Pocket Casts In an era where scientific expertise is heavily scrutinized and algorithms trap us in ideological bubbles, how do we create the conditions for people to truly open their minds? In this episode of Changed My Mind, we’re joined by Dr.…
- [How tech workers can spot deceptive recruitment in Kenya](https://www.opendemocracy.net/how-tech-workers-can-spot-deceptive-recruitment-in-kenya.md) - Migrant workers recruited to Kenya’s tech jobs face hidden risks. Here are warning signs and where to seek help
- [The life and death of Ladi Olubunmi, 41, Tiktok moderator](https://www.opendemocracy.net/tiktok-content-moderator-death-kenya-teleperformance-ladi-olubunmi-nigeria.md) - Olubunmi thought she had a life-changing new role. Experts say what we found may amount to labour trafficking
- [‘Kenya's Gen Z beat the tax bill. Now we’re coming for the ballot box’](https://www.opendemocracy.net/kenyas-gen-z-beat-the-tax-bill-now-were-coming-for-the-ballot-box.md) - Two years after Kenya’s Gen Z uprising forced President William Ruto to withdraw the Finance Bill, organiser Ahmednoor Haji explains how protesters won – and why state violence is driving young people towards the 2027 ballot box.
- [Un exabogado de narcos lleva a Colombia hacia la derecha](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/colombia-elecciones-de-la-espriella-cepeda-petro-extrema-derecha-trump-populismo.md) - La victoria del candidato ultra Abelardo De la Espriella divide a Colombia entre quienes priorizan sus promesas de seguridad y quienes temen el autoritarismo
- [Inside the African conference pushing for a continent-wide anti-LGBT charter](https://www.opendemocracy.net/inside-african-family-values-conference-anti-lgbt-charter-sexual-reproductive-rights-ghana.md) - Legislators met in Ghana to advance a ‘family values’ charter that targets reproductive and LGBTQ rights
- [‘Blair tribute act’: Zack Polanski on Burnham’s plan to hire top lobbyist](https://www.opendemocracy.net/blair-tribute-act-zack-polanski-on-burnhams-plan-to-hire-top-lobbyist.md) - New PM’s likely chief of staff, James Purnell, runs lobbying firm whose clients include tech giants and water companies
- [A cruel new law is scapegoating refugees for UK’s harmful border policies](https://www.opendemocracy.net/a-cruel-new-law-is-scapegoating-refugees-for-uks-harmful-border-policies.md) - In court, I saw two refugees jailed for ‘endangering life at sea’ – a new offence that punishes those it claims to protect
- [Andy Burnham and Doomsday Cults](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-200626.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 20 June 2026
- [Investigamos a la secta del fin del mundo que recorre los pasillos de poder](https://www.opendemocracy.net/investigamos-a-la-secta-del-fin-del-mundo-que-recorre-los-pasillos-de-poder.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 19 de junio de 2026
- [Podemos prohibir las redes sociales, pero igual tenemos que reconstruir lo social](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/podemos-prohibir-las-redes-sociales-pero-igual-tenemos-que-reconstruir-lo-social.md) - Si las autoridades del Reino Unido se toman en serio reducir las horas de pantalla, deben reconstruir los espacios y servicios juveniles que han desmantelado
- [If he becomes PM, Andy Burnham must be honest about UK defence budget](https://www.opendemocracy.net/if-he-becomes-pm-andy-burnham-must-be-honest-about-uk-defence-budget.md) - A rational approach to security requires confronting two key factors. So far, no PM has been willing to do so
- [‘Direct action is not terrorism’: Filton 25 on the sentencing of Palestine Action defendants](https://www.opendemocracy.net/terrorism-palestine-action-filton-25-protest-activists.md) - Committee representing activists sentenced for ‘terrorism’ tells openDemocracy ruling marks a dangerous escalation
- [We can ban social media, but we still need to rebuild society](https://www.opendemocracy.net/starmer-social-media-ban-still-need-to-rebuild-society-youth-clubs-children-teenagers.md) - If ministers are serious about reducing screen time, they must rebuild the youth spaces and services they’ve shuttered
- [Burnham promises change. Manchester suggests continuity](https://www.opendemocracy.net/burnham-promises-change-manchester-suggests-continuity.md) - Makerfield result means we will likely have a new PM by September, and Britain will find out what Burnhamism really means
- [‘We need better’: Our readers’ thoughts on social media ban for under-16s](https://www.opendemocracy.net/readers-thoughts-social-media-ban-for-under-16s.md) - Plus, readers discuss Andy Burnham’s promises of growth and the sentencing of Palestine Action activists
- [Inside the doomsday ‘cult’ spreading climate disinformation to global leaders](https://www.opendemocracy.net/climate-change-allatra-cult-doomsday-russia-maga-trump-ukraine-disinformation.md) - In Parliaments, TikTok and COP summits, AllatRa spread claims that greenhouse gases are not main cause of climate crisis
- [Así es la ‘secta’ apocalíptica que difunde desinformación climática entre líderes mundiales](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/cambio-climatico-allatra-secta-apocalipsis-rusia-maga-trump-ucrania-desinformacion.md) - En parlamentos, en TikTok y en cumbres de la COP, AllatRa difunde la afirmación de que los gases de efecto invernadero no son la causa principal de la crisis climática
- [Saumitra Jha on why he changed his mind about climate change, and unexpected tricks that work to reduce polarization](https://www.opendemocracy.net/saumitra-jha-on-why-he-changed-his-mind-about-climate-change-and-unexpected-tricks-that-work-to-reduce-polarization.md) - Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Pocket Casts In a political climate dominated by echo chambers, media polarisation, and democratic backsliding, how do we actually get people to change their minds? In this episode of Changed My Mind, we’re joined by Saumitra Jha, professor of po…
- [Secret ‘terror’ trials in the UK](https://www.opendemocracy.net/weekly-email-130626.md) - openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 13 June 2026
- [Palantir, nuestro futuro Gran Hermano](https://www.opendemocracy.net/palantir-nuestro-futuro-gran-hermano.md) - Newsletter semanal correspondiente al 12 de junio de 2026
- [El caos de la ultraderecha no definirá a Irlanda del Norte - la solidaridad lo hará](https://www.opendemocracy.net/es/irlanda-del-norte-belfast-disturbios-violencia-racismo-xenofobia-solidaridad-ayuda-algoritmos-odio.md) - Mientras los extremistas acaparaban los títulos de prensa, cientos de personas se movilizaron para proteger a nuestros vecinos

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