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• Erdoğan’s Palestine problem

  Turkey has declared itself a defender of Palestine. But now the people are demanding action and the state is crushing dissent

• How Beirutis became aid workers overnight

  Under Israel's strikes, ad hoc humanitarian organisations are springing up across the Lebanese capital

• Can we resist the populist right?

  With Trump as president-elect, and the populist right on the rise in Europe, will Britain manage to stand its ground?

• No more intimidation

  Women using abortion clinics in England and Wales are finally being protected... up to a point

• Guatemala fights for its democracy

  Guatemala’s future is on the line, as its new president Bernardo Arévalo battles a corrupt political establishment

• The Indians fighting back against religious hate

  The Indian election delivered a blow to Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalists – but will it stem the tide of religious violence?

• Snake in the grass

  British politics has never been so rife with defectors. Why does the feeling of being betrayed provoke such a powerful response?

• More people are avoiding the news. That's a problem for democracy

  Uninformed citizens do not bode well for the health of our societies

• Ken Loach: ‘‘We need a left movement united on a few basic principles’’

  The legendary film director on reclaiming the politics of solidarity

• A new approach to Palestine

  The new UK government has signalled a willingness to part ways with the US