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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

This article is almost seven years old.

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...

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.

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 9 minute read

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'Our friends': Saudi Arabia and the West

Vanessa Baird takes a look at this ‘special relationship’.

23 Feb 2016 3 minute read

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Plan B for Europe

Nick Dearden offers a vision of a more democratic European Union.

26 Nov 2015 11 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Will Aung San Suu Kyi represent all Burma?

Religious and ethnic minorities expect the new government to restore their rights. Charlotte England wonders...

2 Oct 2015 4 minute read

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A just, sustainable and democratized energy is on its way

Lisa Nandy’s vision of energy democracy isn’t idealism, argues Sakina Sheikh.

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