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10 Sep 2023 3 minute read

Hall of Infamy: Kais Saied

An autocrat in institutional clothing, the Tunisian president has crushed the hopes of democrats in the birthplace of the Arab...

Supporters of Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro are detained during a demonstration against President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, outside Planalto Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, January 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

19 Jun 2023 3 minute read

Bolsonaro’s return to Brazil is mired in lawsuits

Leonardo Sakamoto on Jair Bolsonaro’s not-so-triumphant return, as he faces a slew of lawsuits over alleged...

20 Feb 2023 5 minute read

Futures: A world to win

We don’t just need solutions – we need the courage to imagine they will succeed. Conrad Landin makes the case...

20 Feb 2023 10 minute read

Tax Justice Network Africa's historic win

Could a Kenyan court case point the way towards a more just tax system? Amy Hall investigates.

A person draped in the Brazilian flag during a demonstration. They stand with their back to the camera and wear a blue baseball cap.

27 Oct 2022 2 minute read

Does Brazil support democracy?

Authoritarians have been embraced in a country where public opinion is in favour of democracy. Leonardo Sakamoto...

Various items dropping into an item of machinery to be mixed together. The items include cash notes, a Conservative Party rossette and a pram

3 May 2022 23 minute read

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The politics of futility

Our deep desire for change is continually thwarted by the limiting political choices on offer. Political theorist and...

11 Mar 2022 4 minute read

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Antoinette Nikolova: ‘It is a scary time for us journalists.’

The Bulgarian journalist is director of the Balkan Free Media Initiative, created in April 2021 to monitor and campaign for...

1 Dec 2021 4 minute read

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Tunisia: at a glance

A decade on from the revolution, and after a succession of chaotic governments, is democracy teetering in Tunisia, asks...

Activists in New York City protest against the influence of ‘dark money’ from the billionaire Koch brothers on many areas of political decision-making, including healthcare. ERIK MCGREGOR /SIPA USA/PA IMAGES

6 Apr 2021 6 minute read

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Dark money

It twists and corrupts democracy in hidden ways. Peter Geoghegan explores the murky world of think tanks...

Malawi Citizens’ Assembly member Daudi Amidu, a merchant trader, dances alongside fellow participants as they take a pause from considering ways to improve local spending rules in Salima South, Lake Malawi. MADALITSO BANDA/ALL HANDS ON

4 Mar 2021 7 minute read

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Defibrillating democracy

A kickstart for a habitable future. Claire Mellier and Rich Wilson make the case for ...

A mural featuring a pro-Trump protester, self-styled QAnon ‘shaman’ Jacob Chansley, appeared in Tunbridge Wells, UK, a few days after the storming of the US Congress in Washington on 6 January. KARWAI TANG/WIREIMAGE/GETTY

18 Feb 2021 15 minute read

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Democracy on the edge

Unloved and under threat from several sides, democracy seems to be in peril. Should it be saved – or helped to change?...

10 Sep 2019 5 minute read

This article is more than four years old.

It’s lonely on the Left in Hong Kong

Bennett Murray speaks to Avery Ng, the leader of Hong Kong’s most leftwing party within...

14 Dec 2019 8 minute read

This article is almost four years old.

Kick ‘em all out! Citizens’ Assemblies and the next democratic revolution

Citizens’ Assemblies are being promoted as the preferred democratic tool of a new generation of activists, Brett...

19 Aug 2018 3 minute read

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Botswana: losing its sparkle?

Wame Molefhe profiles Botswana, where prosperity has morphed into corruption and inequality.

25 Jul 2018 3 minute read

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Worldbeater: Isaias Afwerki

We put the President of Eritrea’s track record – liberation fighter turned ruthless dictator – under the spotlight.

Members of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party inside a police vehicle in Phnom Penh.

3 Jul 2018 7 minute read

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Cambodia’s ‘one party state’ prepares for polls

Prime Minister Hun Sen has dissolved newspapers and the opposition. Becky and Simon Kenton-Lake...

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