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With Trump back, the UK must show global leadership against torture
22 January 2025 @ 7:25 am
Don’t underestimate the US’s global influence. Torture survivors around the world depend on the UK speaking out
What Gaza’s ceasefire would mean for women
21 January 2025 @ 11:26 am
We have lived through every kind of loss imaginable. Now the international community must help us rebuild
How Trump 2.0 could herald a new age of authoritarian capitalism
20 January 2025 @ 4:47 pm
Trump’s weaponisation of US power poses a threat to peace, prosperity and the planet. It must be strongly resisted
With this ceasefire, let Gaza’s kids finally return to their childhoods
20 January 2025 @ 11:39 am
I’m a children’s psychiatrist in Gaza. I believe we will survive, now that we can begin processing this immeasurable trauma
What to expect from Trump 2.0: The anti-rights brigade are now in power
20 January 2025 @ 9:20 am
We're hurtling into a dark period for abortion rights and beyond. Get out your flashlights
Trump 2.0: Is This the Inauguration of A New Era of the Strongman?
17 January 2025 @ 5:04 pm
Professor Wendy Brown joins us to discuss what the second coming of Trump means for the would-be strongmen of global politics.
Deaths and cover-ups: Child care scandal in Uruguay reveals a deeper crisis
17 January 2025 @ 4:57 pm
Revealed: Residents of only state-run home designed to support teen mothers fell victim to authorities’ incompetence
Nobody is talking about Trump’s biggest foreign challenge: ISIS
17 January 2025 @ 4:35 pm
While the world’s attention is on the ceasefire in Gaza, the re-emergence of ISIS is flying under the radar
‘Democracy is dead and buried’: Readers’ thoughts on Trump’s Greenland plan
17 January 2025 @ 12:44 pm
Plus, does Elon Musk have the power to sway politics outside the US?
Can we trust the BBC on Israel-Gaza? These media experts don’t think so
17 January 2025 @ 7:09 am
As many question BBC’s coverage, three academics tell openDemocracy why they don't think the broadcaster is impartial