Conspiracy theories aside, there is something fishy about the Great ...
Aug 16, 2021 · ‘The Great Reset’ conspiracy theories don’t seem to want to die. The theories were triggered by the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) summit last year, which had the theme …
Ten things you should know about socialism | openDemocracy
Feb 4, 2020 · Over the last 200 years, socialism has spread across the world. In every country, it carries the lessons and scars of its particular history there.
Understanding the UK’s far-right race riots | openDemocracy
Aug 6, 2024 · The ideology. The networked nature of the modern far right means that rather than coalescing around a physical leader, they instead organise around a shared ideology and aim: …
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What Trump’s win means for Africa’s trade and investment
Nov 8, 2024 · One unique point of continuity with prior administrations may lie in Trump’s ties to Africa through family connections. Trump’s son-in-law is Lebanese-Nigerian and remains a …
Totalitarianism in the twentieth century and beyond
Aug 27, 2019 · In the late 1970s, the Czechoslovak critic of communism, Vaclav Havel, helped to develop another key piece of terminology, ‘post-totalitarianism’, to describe the contradictory …
Six reasons why protest is so important for democracy
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Revealed: how the UK’s powerful right-wing think tanks and …
55 Tufton Street, where many of the meetings take place. Image, Adam Ramsay, CC2.0. The UK’s leading right-wing think tanks discuss strategy and tactics at regular monthly meetings …
The case for five new states | openDemocracy
May 5, 2021 · By refusing to grant the territories statehood, the White majority is effectively choosing to maintain its outsized influence in the federal government.
Why Russians aren’t in the streets protesting Ukraine war
Jun 14, 2023 · Ever since Putin invaded Ukraine last year, people have been asking why Russians are not outside protesting against the war. Firstly, it’s worth pointing out that there …