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Out of harm's way
The moral case for releasing Yulia Tymoshenko is overwhelming. But her imprisonment might be a blessing in disguise for the Ukrainian opposition, argues Anton Shekhovtsov. Those European leaders who...
View ArticleOccupy Wall Street has some questions for Taksim Square
In interview, Müştereklerimiz, “The Network for Our Commons” argues that the really invisible flag, here in Taksim Square, is that of “our resistance, and the power we can have when we get together on...
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Skewed food & military surveillance: that means six-count shrimp,...
As a storm approaches our Sunday Comics columnist finds himself between the bounties of the Gulf of Mexico, the one-size-fits-all supermarket and the sounds of spy planes overheadINLET BEACH, FLA –...
View ArticleAn unholy alliance
Private companies and intelligence services have entered an unholy alliance: The former collect vast amounts of private data, the latter scoop it up without much oversight.One of the most startling...
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Boy locked up for months in adult immigration jail
Child detention goes on in the UK regardless of government claims to have ended it. A boy was locked up for months at a UK immigration facility earlier this year, according to freshly released official...
View ArticleAfter Woolwich: when racist thugs and tabloid media combine
In the aftermath of Drummer Lee Rigby's murder, state and tabloid targeting of Muslims fuels hate crime.Two hundred Islamophobic incidents in Britain since the killing of Lee Rigby make a nasty spike...
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‘We are all in this together’: a civic awakening in Bosnia-Herzegovina
In Bosnia-Herzegovina, a seemingly trivial administrative issue ignited an unprecedented movement of civic resistance across the country's old dividing lines. Understanding the message of defiance was...
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The case for one-sided nuclear disarmament
Fear of the ‘unilateralist’ label obscures the fact that there is now an overwhelming case to be made that the complete renunciation of nuclear weapons is in the British national interest. Trident...
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The Canary Islands, Spain’s paradise lost
The country’s hard-won welfare state system is in reverse gear, with rights and social justice being handed back to charities, as was the case in pre-constitutional Spain, over 35 years ago.Public...
View ArticleSyria's war, a new phase
The balance of forces in Syria's conflict in favour of Damascus is creating a dangerous regional dynamic.This puts wise diplomacy at a premium. The conflict that broke out in Syria has gone through...
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Introducing the oDBlog
Our Editor-in-Chief says hello, and introduces the new openDemocracy blog.During our successful fundraiser earlier this year, we ran a campaign blog where we kept you updated on our progress, and asked...
View ArticleA battle of biblical proportions: can Lewisham beat Jeremy Hunt?
In a battle which is being seen as a test case for A&E and hospital cuts and downgrades nationwide, Lewisham campaigners are taking the Secretary of State to court - and they need your help.It has...
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India in the early twenty-first century is not 1930s Germany
The Modi camp seems to have studied Chinese success in keeping saturation control over the media. But Indians are split along caste, language, dialect, regional, religion, not to speak of class. India...
View ArticleThe future of humanitarian action to be decided in Medellin
It will be decided in these new types of situations that are neither war nor peace, a new kind of menace facing cities worldwide.In 2013 Medellin overtook New York and Tel Aviv to win the vaunted title...
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Doin' it for themselves
The women’s self-help movement is alive and kicking in Ukraine, with a range of group classes designed to get women out of the kitchen and into society. But with women outnumbering men — by 5:1 in...
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Secret Courts: 8 nightmare scenarios now possible in Britain
Imagine suing the government for damages for torture and kidnap, and losing your case, without ever knowing the reason why. A former lawyer who resigned from the Lib Dem party over "secret courts"...
View ArticleLiving in 'promotional times'
Promotion appears everywhere, so much so that we no longer notice. This is not just about explicit selling and buying. The promotional arms race has seeped into all fields, powerfully re-shaping...
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Ikaria: a reply to Anthony on the 'secret of longevity'
Ikaria is everything that our society, our obsessive consumerism, our corporate madness, our worship of technology, the IMF, the Eurosceptics, the EU, Angela Merkel and the rest...
View ArticlePopulism: a European warning shot and what to do about it
This sudden emergence of populism was in fact a true sign of modernity. This is what you might describe as a warning shot – and when you see it happen, you have to realize that something is very wrong...
View ArticleIs Bangladesh spiralling out of control?
The massacre of Hefazat protesters in Dhaka by Bangladeshi security forces, followed by the government’s initial denial and subsequent justification of casualties, raises serious questions about the...
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