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.
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Yemen Peace Process
Breaking the Cycle: Towards a Victim-Centered Justice in Yemen
Advancing a just peace process in Yemen is only possible through including civil society and reflecting the demands of Yemeni victims.
Workers' Rights
How Resilience Workers Help Combat the Climate Crisis
After climate disasters hit, migrant workers play a key role in rebuilding U.S. cities. But in this multibillion-dollar industry, they face abuse and exploitation. Now, they're fighting to have their rights recognized.
Finding Hope in Diaspora
“Cry, Scream, But Be Strong”: Stories of Afghans in Exile
Afghan Voices of Hope has spent the two years since the Taliban retook control of Kabul capturing the rage, helplessness, and hope of those displaced and struggling to survive as refugees. These are their stories.
Inside Open Society
Reimagining American Democracy
Democracy is under severe strain from authoritarians and extremists. How Open Society-U.S. is working to reimagine our system of government—by empowering the people who can help the country become the vibrant multiracial democracy it can yet be.
A New Model
Open Society’s New Operating Model
President Mark Malloch-Brown on the Open Society Foundations’ new operating model.
Inside Open Society
Challenge and Opportunity in Africa
Growing up under a dictatorship drove her commitment to democracy and political freedoms. How Open Society–Africa’s L. Muthoni Wanyeki confronts the continent’s problems and finds hope in movements as the agents of change.
Power and Public Memory
Q&A: Why Monuments Must Change
We tend to think of monuments as being immutable, permanent structures. But the nonprofit group Monument Lab is on a mission to change the way the U.S. thinks about monuments and their relationship with power and public memory.
Multiracial Democracy
Q&A: Tackling Authoritarianism Head-On
Scot Nakagawa has spent much of his career battling the erosion of democracy. Now he's bringing anti-authoritarian forces together, to learn from one another and help America live up to its ideals.
Colonial Legacies
Let Puerto Rico Chart Its Own Course
The Supreme Court recently upheld an unelected fiscal control board’s right to continue operating in secrecy—the latest in a long line of rulings treating U.S. territories as second class. Time for meaningful change.
Resilience in Moldova
Q&A: Moldova’s Path to a European Future
Moldova has endured the Kremlin’s aggression because it has chosen to leave Russia's sphere of influence and supports Ukraine. The impact of the war on daily life—and why the nation is determined to join the EU.