Global politics
Our in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics around the world.
Our in-depth analysis of worldwide events, campaigns and movements prioritises writers on the ground, exploring the critical trends shaping left-wing politics around the world.
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Definitely maybe? The rise of the ‘definite’ left
In an essay in Byline Times, openDemocracy co-founder Anthony Barnett celebrated the emergence of what he calls the ‘definite left’. It triggered a range of responses, including this exchange with the writer, historian and Kremlin critic Kirill Kobrin
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A just transition: next steps for climate movements
Climate movements must think beyond extraction and exploitation to start building a just future, say Sebastian Ordoñez Muñoz and Hamza Hamouchene
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A common enemy: colonialism and imperialism
Understanding the relationship between imperialism and colonialism is essential for dismantling the global capitalist system, writes Mohammed Elnaiem
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Battling burnout: towards a regenerative activist culture
Laurence Cox explores how regenerative activism can be used to combat burnout and resist neoliberal capitalism
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Our finest forever: Britain’s World War Two nostalgia
Peter Mitchell on the great national myth of World War Two
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Ram Rajya 2.0: Nostalgia, cinema and Indian nationalism
Priya Chacko and Maggie Paul explore how historic and religious popular culture uses nostalgia to further Hindu nationalist agendas – a process known as ‘saffronisation’
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What’s behind Kenya’s protests?
Gathanga Ndung’u examines Kenya’s cost of living protests and the long history behind the unrest
