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We're heading to dark days
Oliver Huitson listens to Mark Serwotka, General Secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union, talk about the Autumn statement, tax avoidance, Union strategy and the Conservative vision for...
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The pace of events in Syria is reinforcing the case for western military intervention. There is still - just - time for a Washington-led but inclusive diplomatic option to deliver an outcome that...
View ArticleThe value of a woman's life
We need to make sure that we do not take the blame for the violence that is visited upon us. We need to develop a sense of self that cannot be eroded, a sense of self that is rounded and whole. It is...
View ArticleWhen nowhere is safe
No woman, no matter what her immigration status, should have to choose between violence in her country and violence in Britain, says Anna MusgraveThe theme of this year’s 16 Days of Activism campaign,...
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Turkey's democratic shortfall: is Prime Minister Erdogan the main problem?
International observers have always nurtured mixed feelings towards Recep Erdogan, the Turkish prime minister: is he a resolute champion of democratisation, or an Islamist with hidden authoritarian...
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'Sending people back to be killed': Today's London to Colombo flight of...
Mass expulsions from Britain to Sri Lanka of 'failed' asylum seekers are increasing in frequency despite public controversy.The UK Border Agency have planned another deportation charter flight to Sri...
View ArticleIsrael Palestine and the end of the two-state road
The peace process has become the number one enemy of a just and lasting solution. In December 2002 the European Council first rang the alarm bells ‘at the continuing settlement activities, which...
View ArticleYour Mother’s First Kiss
A poem by Warsan Shire. Part of a series of poems by African feminist writers for 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.The first boy to kiss your mother later raped womenwhen the war broke out....
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A history of Algeria in six objects
Continuing the openDemocracy series marking fifty years of Algerian independence, one of the series editors, Martin Evans, explores Algerian history through six objects. Lecture (6,500 words)While...
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Kenya: the women who stand to be counted
Women in Kenya's second largest slum, Korogocho, face forced evictions, domestic violence and rape as a weapon of gang war on a daily basis. Naomi Vulenywa reflects upon her experience of living in the...
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Ordinary/Extraordinary: narratives, politics, history
The artpolitics of May Stevens, as ‘the invention of sensible forms and material structures for a life to come’ – identified by Jacques Rancière as a kind of ‘aesthetic anticipation of the...
View ArticleThe mind of the traffickers
Consumer campaigns, self-help methodology and those who risk their lives to defend others cannot match the power of the trafficking industry. Jennifer Allsopp, reporting on the Trust Women conference,...
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Capitalism's bright 'Third Billion' future?
Management consultants have their eye on women as growth drivers and change agents for multi-national companies, and activists and politicians campaigning for women's rights are being advised to stop...
View ArticleThe collapse of Transitional Justice
The acquittal of two Croatian generals by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia undermines the very idea that international tribunals can contribute to peace and reconciliation...
View ArticleNeoliberalism in the American military and its impact on civilians
Over the past 30 years, American culture has increasingly drawn from the military model. Now, as even military pensions and health care are outsourced and privitized, what will be the fate of social...
View ArticleAn Imaginary Board Meeting at Pearson
According to a new study, Britain - far from being a basket case at education - is in fact ranked 6 in the world. But who was the ranking produced by? Does it stand up? And who is it really good for?...
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The economy-class governor
St Petersburg used to be called Russia’s second capital. As Putin’s home city, it enjoyed popularity and success when he became president in 2000. But not any longer. The distinctly uncharismatic...
View ArticleTruth and the BBC
The BBC was profoundly damaged by the Blair government's successful attack upon it over Iraq. Since then its senior managers have regarded truth as something to be handled not investigated. Could this...
View ArticleHe Bullies
A poem by Virginia Phiri. Part of a series of poems by African feminist writers for 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence.Cowards to the corePetty mindedToothless bull...
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Standing on the threshold: banning nuclear weapons
On the 25th anniversary of the first real disarmament agreement of the Cold War, Rebecca Johnson looks back at how the 'people to people' and 'women to women' peace campaigns helped to reframe Europe...
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