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Prayer can break down or reinforce power structures in surprising ways. 

Menace and the threat of violence have a particular address to women. Welcome to a new phase of anti-feminism.

In the new space race, whose version of humanity is being targeted for saving?

Right-wing movements in the US are repackaging ideas from white nationalism into a new, more middle-class culture by using the strategies and language of the left (4,500 words).

Faced with a future that presents itself as non-negotiable, the temptation is to turn towards the past.  

Resistance means more than politics; it involves poetry, magical thinking and wonder, and begins with children having time and space to be creative.

Who decides whether or not an image is fit for human consumption, and on what grounds?

Lots of resources on nonviolent action come from the global north, yet courageous activists in the global south are living a whole other political life.

How the Zuni Tribe are strengthening communities through culture and sacred spaces.

Expanding the meaning of marriage beyond heterosexual relations captures the spirit of the times but misses the pulse of the future.

A lost work by a great poet has much to say about the state of politics today.

Increasingly we are lost in a world of binary codes: zero or one, Republican or Democrat, black or white, female or male, good or bad.

I'm leaving after three years at openDemocracy. Here are some of my favourite, must-read articles from writers to watch out for.

With 20 million refugees worldwide, the International Olympic Committee announces a new team to make the games more inclusive for people without a nation to call home.

For campaigners committed to transformational social change, the unscripted howl of celebrities is a weak peg on which to hang a movement.