Climate Finance
Unlocking Sorely Needed Investment in Green Energy Projects Across the Global South
Allied Climate Partners, supported by Open Society and other funders, aims to mix public and private funds to support clean energy production and transport in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean.
Defending Democracy
Q&A: “The Biggest Challenge Is the Uncertainty”
Two years after Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine, civil society strives to protect democracy as the West wavers in its support. Oleksandr Sushko discusses the way forward.
Navalny’s Legacy
Night Country: The Mysterious Death of Alexei Navalny in Putin’s Russia
Alexei Navalny’s death underscores the paradox of Russian power—that the voice of one man imprisoned and isolated in the Arctic should be such a threat.
Access to Abortion
Winning the Fight for Reproductive Rights in Mexico
While abortion rights have suffered setbacks in other countries, Mexico is making great strides removing voluntary abortion from the criminal codes across the country.
Topics
Latest Voices
Making LGBTI History
Q&A: Inside Taiwan’s Landmark Victory for Same-Sex Marriage
Joyce Teng of the Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan discusses the struggle to make Taiwan the first place in Asia that allows same-sex couples to marry.
Ending mass incarceration
What a Soccer Star Teaches Us About Criminal Justice
Megan Rapinoe, co-captain of the World Cup–winning U.S. women’s soccer team, told a story about her brother’s struggles with addiction and incarceration. Here’s what we can learn from his story—and why prison breeds violence rather than making communities safer.
Freedom’s Front Lines
France’s War on Protest
By allowing the continued militarization of its police forces, the government in France risks normalizing authoritarianism and diminishing civil liberties. Recent confrontations between police and protestors only further emphasize the peril.
History and Hope
Keeping Open Society Alive in Sarajevo
During the war in Bosnia, Sarajevo was under siege, and the very idea of open society was under attack. George Soros was moved to help the inhabitants of the Bosnian capital survive, as well as preserve a sense of community and culture.
Keep Families Together
We Must Not Forget the Children of the Incarcerated
As a new report shows, draconian anti-drug policies in Latin America don’t just harm people who use or sell substances; they harm the children and families of the incarcerated, too. Thankfully, there’s a better way.
Investing in people
Supporting Smallholder Farmers against Big Agriculture
How can investors best support small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan Africa? By thinking outside the box to raise income for smallholdings. A new debt and equity fund hopes to show the way.
Event Recap
Financing Atrocity, Forging Accountability: New Strategies for International Justice
Economic crimes and grave violence often occur in tandem. But commercial companies involved in facilitating serious international crimes—or profiting from them—have rarely been held accountable by international courts.
In Depth Albinism in Africa
“We Are Tired of Being Ignored”
Following a brutal murder in Mali, one of Africa’s most celebrated artists helped rally a movement to defend the rights of people with albinism, and organized a defiant musical festival unlike anything the world had ever seen.
Albinism Worldwide
Q&A: An International Movement for Albinism Rights
People with albinism face marginalization, discrimination, and even violence because of how they look. But according to UN expert Ikponwosa Ero, a global movement for justice is finally gaining traction.
Valuing Lived Experience
The Need for a Human Rights-Based Approach to Global Mental Health
A growing body of research shows that Western models of mental health don’t work for everyone. When it comes to care or policy, policymakers should first listen to those with lived experience of mental health challenges.