Steven Friedman

USING the law to fight political battles rarely ends well. Using it to prevent political battles never ends well.

CAN democracy pass the Palestine test?

WILL trade union and worker rights become a victim of this country’s political changes? The next few months should tell us.

IN theory, the SA Communist Party’s decision to contest elections on its own has given democracy a boost. The reality might be less of a boon for democratic politics.

THE right-wing judges who are destroying democracy in the United States may be surprised to learn that they have kindred spirits in the Western Cape high court.

IT is much easier to wield power over people if they believe that the powerful have no power at all.

EVERYONE who is anyone agrees that voting does not get you anywhere – except those who cannot vote.

THE real divide in this country is not that between the government and those who claim to speak for citizens. It is between those who are heard and those who are not.

THE next time you hear the term ‘Government of National Unity,’ think of the Democratic Alliance’s reaction to the Trump tariffs.

WHILE public debate focuses, as ever, on palace politics, a battle to defend the soul of this country’s democracy has begun.