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Farage aims at Abortion, “No Records” of Mandelson lobbying Govt

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 23 May 2026

3d ago·8 min read·1411 words

Cuando el abusador es la IA y un convoy a Gaza varado en el desierto

En la edición de esta semana: * Inteligencia artificial: Ya no se necesitan agresores humanos para el abuso infantil * Un convoy humanitario para Gaza está varado en el desierto de Libia * Investi…

3d ago·4 min read·708 words

Un convoy humanitario hacia Gaza atrapado en el desierto se niega a dar la vuelta

Cientos de personas de un convoy humanitario para Gaza están varadas cerca de Sirte, obligadas a racionar el agua, pero sin renunciar a su misión

3d ago·8 min read·1531 words

Algoritmos de IA: las nuevas fronteras del abuso sexual infantil

El abuso sexual de niños, niñas y adolescentes ya no requiere de humanos; la inteligencia artificial se está encargando de eso

3d ago·9 min read·1692 words

Russia tried to discredit Milei in Argentina, but ended up damaging its media instead

Disinformation is never harmless. The fictions spread by Russian operatives across dozens of Argentine media outlets exposed a vulnerability that remains unaddressed

4d ago·10 min read·1960 words

Is Russia’s war economy starting to crack?

Ukraine’s drone attacks on Moscow suggest the pressures sustaining Putin’s war machine are becoming harder to contain.

4d ago·7 min read·1239 words

The Gaza convoy trapped in Libya’s desert refusing to turn back

Hundreds travelling in a Gaza-bound convoy are stuck near Sirte, forced to ration water and rebuild camp infrastructure, but refusing to abandon their mission.

4d ago·8 min read·1444 words

Derecho al aborto, el nuevo frente de la extrema derecha británica

Luego de la despenalización del aborto, la ultraderecha del Reino Unido adopta argumentos contra el derecho a decidir como nunca antes, muestra un análisis de openDemocracy y The Fuller Project

4d ago·11 min read·2200 words

openDemocracy readers on the chaos in Westminster

Readers discuss chaos in Westminster, Reform UK, and Palantir

4d ago·5 min read·956 words

‘No records’ from meetings between top officials and Mandelson’s lobbying firm

Government failed to declare meeting with top Global Counsel clients, and says no notes were taken at several meetings

5d ago·8 min read·1438 words

Abortion is becoming a new front in Reform UK’s culture war

Following abortion decriminalisation, analysis from openDemocracy and the Fuller Project reveals the UK far right is pushing anti-abortion talking points into mainstream political debate.

6d ago·9 min read·1775 words

Anti-rape start-up misled public over self-swab kit claims, watchdog says

UK’s advertising watchdog found Enough misled public over claims its DNA kits could be admissible in rape trials

6d ago·7 min read·1336 words

Reino Unido ignora orden de indemnizar a familias de 21 mineros asesinados en Nigeria

El Gobierno británico de Keir Starmer no cumplió el plazo fijado por el tribunal para indemnizar a las familias de los mineros muertos

6d ago·9 min read·1647 words

A new PM won't save us from the far-right

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 16 May 2026

May 16·6 min read·1075 words

How has Reform UK gone so mainstream so fast?

Journalist Daniel Trilling on Farage, right-wing populism, and how ‘the establishment’ normalised Reform

May 15·22 min read·4350 words

Cadena perpetua para niños, trabajadores de datos contra Palantir y OnlyFans se mete con la crisis climática

En la edición de esta semana: * Bebés en prisión: El costo infantil del régimen de excepción en El Salvador * Los profesionales de datos del Sistema Nacional de Salud de Inglaterra en pie de guerr…

May 15·4 min read·730 words

Niñez encarcelada por el régimen de excepción de El Salvador

Más de 3.000 niñas y niños han sido detenidos en El Salvador desde 2022. Una reforma legal permite imponer cadena perpetua a menores de apenas 12 años

May 15·9 min read·1611 words

Beyond Westminster’s chaos, a new grassroots left is taking shape

As Keir Starmer fights for survival, Jeremy Corbyn’s decade-long grassroots strategy may yet have the last word

May 15·7 min read·1374 words

In 1949, Britain killed 21 miners in Nigeria. Their families are still seeking justice

Keir Starmer’s UK government missed a court-ordered deadline to compensate the families of the killed coal miners.

May 15·8 min read·1523 words

In Sudan war, the best emergency response is driven by local community

Reflecting on three years of emergency response in Sudan – and the power of faith-based mobilisation

May 15·4 min read·620 words

How the UK Establishment Normalised Reform

Is Reform fascist, far-right or merely right wing? And do we really need to get into this?

May 15·2 min read·298 words

Parodiar el porno para hablar de la crisis climática en OnlyFans

Jessica Riches habla sobre parodiar el porno, las audiencias parasociales y por qué las campañas climáticas deben asumir mayores riesgos

May 15·9 min read·1669 words

Inglaterra: Informáticos del Sistema Nacional de Salud contra Palantir

Analistas de datos del NHS avisan que van contra la Plataforma de Datos Federada de Palantir, la empresa de vigilancia e inteligencia artificial creada por la CIA

May 14·6 min read·1111 words

We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why

As NHS data workers, we see Federated Data Platform’s flaws up close. That’s why we’ve launched an open letter to fight it

May 14·1 min read·31 words

Qué pueden aprender los movimientos sociales de su propia historia

La escritora feminista ghanesa Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah reflexiona sobre la memoria, el riesgo y la lucha social

May 13·1 min read·27 words

This moment is bigger than Starmer vs. Streeting vs. Burnham

A new prime minister won’t save us from a far-right government – but there are other ways to fight it

May 13·1 min read·30 words

Guarantee our right to support, modern slavery victims urge MPs

With Starmer under fire, survivors say Labour must deliver long-overdue access to support on mental health and housing

May 13·1 min read·28 words

OnlyFans meets the climate crisis: can shock tactics cut through?

Jessica Riches on porn parody, parasocial audiences and why climate campaigns need bigger risks

May 13·1 min read·24 words

Reino Unido: Elecciones locales marcan el inicio de una crisis para el Estado

Mientras los Verdes (izquierda), Reform (ultraderecha) y los nacionalistas de Escocia y Gales ganan terreno, el sistema bipartidista de Westminster se acerca a su fin

May 12·1 min read·38 words

¿Sobreviviremos a la desinformación?

Nuestra newsletter de los viernes. Edición del 8 de mayo de 2026

May 11·1 min read·16 words

Reform rises, Starmer setback, plus a terrifying use of ChatGPT

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 09 May 2026

May 9·1 min read·16 words

Argentina: Desinformación rusa expuso la fragilidad estructural de los medios

La desinformación nunca es inofensiva. La que inocularon operadores rusos en decenas de medios argentinos reveló un flanco que sigue abierto

May 8·1 min read·31 words

Argentina: Desinformación rusa expuso la fragilidad estructural de los medios

La desinformación nunca es inofensiva. La que inocularon operadores rusos en decenas de medios argentinos reveló un flanco que sigue abierto

May 8·1 min read·31 words

This election signals a crisis for the British state

As the Greens, Reform and nationalists in Scotland and Wales make gains, Westminster’s two-party system is finished

May 8·1 min read·26 words

A sexual predator used online games and ChatGPT to groom young boys

A criminal case in Uruguay exposes how online games and AI chatbots are reshaping global online sexual exploitation

May 8·1 min read·30 words

A sexual predator used online games and ChatGPT to groom young boys

A criminal case in Uruguay exposes how online games and AI chatbots are reshaping global online sexual exploitation

May 8·1 min read·30 words

Trump’s Iran U-turn won’t solve Israel’s insecurity trap

As the US president searches for a diplomatic win, Netanyahu’s regional conflicts risk spiralling beyond control

May 8·1 min read·24 words

A new international coalition aims to speed up the phase-out of oil

Nearly 60 countries launch coalition to accelerate the energy transition against the backdrop of the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz

May 7·1 min read·33 words

Videojuegos y plataformas, un portal hacia el abuso infantil

Edición de nuestra newsletter semanal del 1 de mayo de 2026

May 5·1 min read·20 words

Potholes, power and broken promises

openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 01 May 2026

May 2·1 min read·11 words

UK’s sky-high rents are endangering children. Why won’t government act?

Scribbling ‘unaffordable housing costs’ in a patient’s medical notes is now as customary as ordering blood tests

May 1·1 min read·27 words

As the stalemate in Iran drags on, the danger of a wider conflict rises

The US may well conclude a long war is good for business, despite public costs and looming elections

May 1·1 min read·32 words