Militarism is the glue that underpins violence being meted out to people around the world at the hands of the police and security forces. It will continue to sustain the violent, abusive, racist, oppressive policing that looks to uphold an oppressive and destructive status quo. It affects every one of us, so it is everyone’s concern.

Liz Fekete of the Institute of Race Relations examines the narrowing media narrative of what constitutes racism, and the way accusations of it are kicked around by politicians and journalists.

What type of security policy at home and abroad do we need to make our democracies fit for purpose? A key panel discussion for our times.

Recent events have exposed how Northern Ireland hasn’t experienced peace as much as a cold war. The structural violence, legacy of conflict and democratic deficit can’t be left to dangerously smoulder any longer.

La red Netpol hace campaña contra la vigilancia policial de la disidencia política y la habitual difamación de activistas y colectivos, a los que se tilda de “extremistas internos”. Kevin Blowe explica cómo la policía está limitando el espacio de protesta en el Reino Unido.

Uruguay and Costa Rica are world leaders in clean, public, democratically accountable energy. Their success owes much to state-owned companies with the power to drive systemic change.