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Exclusive: hundreds of domestic abuse victims arrested for crimes committed under coercion or duress, but figures are tip of the iceberg https://www.opendemocracy.net/domestic-abuse-victims-arrested-policing-prisons-injustice/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.netThey were victims of domestic abuse. They ended up under arrestExclusive: hundreds of domestic abuse victims arrested for crimes committed under coercion or duress, but figures are tip of the iceberg
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White House seeks Bolsonaro win to ensure access to oil and microchips – and isolate American continent from China https://www.opendemocracy.net/brazil-us-bolsonaro-trump-monroe-doctrine-coercion-tariffs-terrorism/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.netCan Trump’s ‘Donroe Doctrine’ sway Brazil’s election?White House seeks Bolsonaro win to ensure access to oil and microchips – and isolate American continent from China
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From Chile to Peru, far-right leaders are adopting Project 2025 policies to dismantle democracy and social rights https://www.opendemocracy.net/project-2025-trump-heritage-foundation-latin-america-argentina-chile-far-right/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.netHow the Trumpian Project 2025 is spreading in Latin AmericaFrom Chile to Peru, far-right leaders are adopting Project 2025 policies to dismantle democracy and social rights
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Internal documents suggest tech giant collects ‘hundreds of data points’ for ‘union-busting’ AI model https://www.opendemocracy.net/amazon-ai-surveillance-monitor-union-activity-uk-warehouses-birmingham-coventry-atlas-sutton-coldfield/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.netAmazon uses AI to monitor union risk in UK warehousesInternal documents suggest tech giant collects ‘hundreds of data points’ for ‘union-busting’ AI model
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I’m seeking a judicial review over ministers’ failure to release information on the climate crisis and river pollution https://www.opendemocracy.net/the-uk-government-is-hiding-crucial-climate-data-so-im-taking-it-to-court/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.netI'm taking UK government to court over hidden climate dataI’m seeking a judicial review over ministers’ failure to release information on the climate crisis and river pollution
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The Green Party’s ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion proves that uncompromising left-wing pressure is successfully shifting Labour’s stance on Gaza. https://www.opendemocracy.net/how-the-greens-are-forcing-labours-hand-on-gaza/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.netHow the Greens are forcing Labour’s hand on GazaThe Green Party’s ‘Zionism is Racism’ motion proves that uncompromising left-wing pressure is successfully shifting Labour’s stance on Gaza.
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Labour is celebrating the by-election result, but it must not misread a tight win for a total victory https://www.opendemocracy.net/polanskis-greens-created-prime-minister-burnham-holborn-could-yet-undo-him/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.netPolanski’s Greens created prime minister Burnham. Holborn could yet undo himLabour is celebrating the by-election result, but it must not misread a tight win for a total victory
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Luke Harding on Putin’s war, Biden’s hesitancy, Trump acting as a Russian asset, and Kremlin links to Brexit and Britain’s hard right. https://www.opendemocracy.net/podcasts/trump-putin-and-the-betrayal-of-ukraine/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.netPalantir and the art of Tax AvoidanceLuke Harding on Putin’s war, Biden’s hesitancy, Trump acting as a Russian asset, and Kremlin links to Brexit and Britain’s hard right.
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British Palestinian Committee director on what divestment and electoral pressure have achieved – and where work remains https://www.opendemocracy.net/the-tide-is-turning-palestine-solidaritys-impact-on-british-politics/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.net‘The tide is turning’: Palestine solidarity’s impact on British politicsBritish Palestinian Committee director on what divestment and electoral pressure have achieved – and where work remains
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Flávio Bolsonaro’s Washington-aligned programme amounts to a subordinate economy confined to the US sphere of influence https://www.opendemocracy.net/brazil-election-lula-flavio-bolsonaro-trump-tariffs-shape-race-future-democracy/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.netLula, Bolsonaro, and Trump: The election for Brazil’s futureFlávio Bolsonaro’s Washington-aligned programme amounts to a subordinate economy confined to the US sphere of influence
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Burnham’s plan to fund a care system by scrapping the triple lock is a bold political vision built on shaky economics https://www.opendemocracy.net/burnham-social-care-gamble-pension-triple-lock-bold-political-vision-shaky-economics/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.netScrapping pensions triple lock won't fund social careBurnham’s plan to fund a care system by scrapping the triple lock is a bold political vision built on shaky economics
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Five years after a landmark referendum, campaigners are pushing to socialise thousands of homes and put tenants, not property giants, in control. https://www.opendemocracy.net/what-if-tenants-not-landlords-controlled-berlins-housing/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.netWhat if tenants, not landlords, controlled Berlin’s housing?Five years after a landmark referendum, campaigners are pushing to socialise thousands of homes and put tenants, not property giants, in control.
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Depleted missiles abroad and armed fortresses at home reveal a president running out of options as midterms loom https://www.opendemocracy.net/iran-threats-and-snipers-in-washington-trumps-dangerous-unravelling/?utm_source=social&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=content_studio

opendemocracy.netIran threats and snipers in Washington: Trump’s dangerous unravellingDepleted missiles abroad and armed fortresses at home reveal a president running out of options as midterms loom