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1 Oct 2017 14 minute read

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Brazil’s soft coup hardens

Vanessa Baird reports on Brazil’s unfolding rightwing takeover. Can it be stopped?

1 Oct 2017 2 minute read

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Marcela’s recipe: how to make a soft coup

This dish may seem challenging at first, but is guaranteed to impress your guests!

30 Sep 2017 2 minute read

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What is Brazil’s ‘Operation Car Wash’?

Is it the world’s biggest corruption scandal? By Vanessa Baird.

30 Sep 2017 3 minute read

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From friends to foes: South Sudan’s power pair

Richard Swift profiles president Mayardit and former vice-president Machar.

A campaigner speaks at an event organised by the CUP.

29 Sep 2017 6 minute read

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The radical party behind the Catalan referendum

Party or movement? Marc Almodóvar reports on Catalan anti-capitalists the CUP.

18 Sep 2017 6 minute read

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‘My revolution across Syria and beyond’

A word with Macer Gifford, a former currency trader who joined the Kurdish revolution.

11 Sep 2017 5 minute read

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Can Brexit be stopped?

Momentum for an exit from Brexit is building, writes Vanessa Baird.

1 Sep 2017 4 minute read

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Reviewing our favourite books of the month

Democracy in Chains, Don’t Panic, I’m Islamic, and more: our favourite books of the month.

31 Aug 2017 7 minute read

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The people, the mine and the World Bank

A mining firm is suing Romania over an environmentalist decision. By Alessio Perrone.

2 Aug 2017 3 minute read

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From Venezuela to the US: People power

The state may still be the primary oppressor of civil society rights, but transnational corporations now have a greater impact...

26 May 2017 4 minute read

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Turning dictatorships into democracies: Lessons from Gandhi

Nurturing the authority of an approved centralized, omnipresent government can exacerbate instability through mistrust and...

1 Apr 2017 2 minute read

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Is democracy in danger?

Rising distrust of politicians and parliaments, declining voter turnouts – these are now common trends in many established...

28 Sep 2016 4 minute read

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Jeremy means Jeremy – and so, to work

Hazel Healy encounters a party undergoing transformation at the Labour conference in Liverpool.

15 Sep 2016 8 minute read

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Duterte’s drug war threatens Philippine democracy

On this International Day of Democracy, Iris Gonzales reports on the heavy-handed campaign of the country’s...

2 Mar 2016 3 minute read

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Bernie Sanders: Revolution beyond the ballot box

Mark Engler argues for acts of determination and sacrifice.

1 Mar 2016 5 minute read

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Who gives a damn about democracy?

Roberto Savio argues for a revival and re-engagement, before it is too late.

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