Democracy
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How the West scuppered Gorbachev’s reforms
Drawing on his observations of Gorbachev, Jonathan Steele details how Western interests and Yeltsin’s ambition undermined his strategy for gradual reform
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Why did Chile’s new constitution fail?
Chile’s proposed constitution was poorly understood amid a wave of misinformation and hostility from the reject campaign, Carole Concha Bell reports
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The campaign for a democratic socialist Philippines
Following the victory of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in this year’s Philippine presidential election, Walden Bello details how he and Leody de Guzman sought to forge a new path for a revitalised Philippine left
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Five years of inaction after Grenfell
Grenfell happened because of deregulation, writes Daniel Renwick. Five years after the disaster, far too little has changed
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The assembly election results: Northern Ireland’s new political terrain
Tommy Greene maps the wider context of the momentous 2022 Stormont election results
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The Red Wall: a political narrative
The term ‘Red Wall’ reflects establishment perspectives. It is being used to manipulate us towards conservative goals, argues Daniel Eales
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The Tower Hamlets story
After years of false allegations, former Mayor Lutfur Rahman is running on a radical program to tackle the cost of living crisis. Ashok Kumar reports
