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Published in: Can Europe Make It?It is the Trident submarine captain, not the UK PM, who “presses the button”
Does he know why he is firing his warheads and who he is firing them at? Or whether it is lawful?
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Published in: Home: OpinionMyanmar, genocide and human rights: the atrocities our world allows
Today, the world is supposed to remember the victims of genocide. Tomorrow, Aung San Suu Kyi will confront the...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe Battle of Seattle: 20 years later, it's time for a revival
On this 20th anniversary of the Battle of Seattle, the struggle against globalized capital continues.
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Published in: Home: OpinionMyanmar faces three international courts for Rohingya genocide –what good will they do?
The world failed the Rohingyas when they needed protection. But now it can ensure that the truth is told.
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Published in: ourEconomy"The UN is being turned into a public-private partnership": An interview with Harris Gleckman
Lynn Fries speaks to Harris Gleckman about the growing corporate influence over our global governance system.
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Published in: hriBRICS countries to build digital sovereignty
The push towards digital sovereignty is frequently criticized as a Trojan horse for authoritarian measures. It's...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Why it keeps kicking off everywhere: ‘Order’ versus social justice from the Balkans, to the Middle East, to the Andes
This is a cold war fought by “leaders” willing to maintain their privilege at all costs, to the detriment of a...
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Published in: ourEconomyourVoices Episode 1: Whose data? Our data!
In the first episode of ourVoices we explore the rise of big tech, and imagine a future where our data is used to...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFor a truly global peace agenda in a multipolar world
China and the Asian region more broadly are taking pivotal roles in leveling the playing field for developing...
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Published in: Home“People will rise up”: Uyghur exile foresees end of China’s ruthless rule
Rahima Mahmut cannot go home to Xinjiang: executions, re-education camps and everyday racism are the norm in China’s...
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Published in: ourEconomyImpoverished economics? Unpacking the economics Nobel Prize
When the world is facing large systemic crises, why is the economics profession celebrating small technical fixes?
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Published in: ourEconomyTo salvage multilateralism we need a Global Green New Deal
It's time to reclaim the policy space lost to footloose capital by creating a new public realm at the global level.
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Published in: ourEconomyWhy we must reform the IMF – before it’s too late
The fund’s legacy of austerity must be replaced by a new social contract based on shared prosperity and a just...
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Published in: Home“No one is too young to make a difference”: stories from the global climate strike
Young people recount how they protested, in the face of poverty, conflict and toxic air pollution, for action on...
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Published in: 50.50Join our Tracking the Backlash investigative project
We are looking for skilled and passionate investigative and production editors to join our team. Deadline for...
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Published in: ourEconomyWanted: writers from the global south
Are you a journalist, writer or researcher based in the global south who is passionate about building a fairer...
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Published in: HomeHong Kong’s protest movement must stop ignoring migrant workers
The city's migrant workforce could bolster the protests significantly, but their demands are not being heard.
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Published in: 50.50Anti-LGBTIQ ‘conversion therapy’ occurs worldwide, new study reveals
Activities to ‘cure’ LGBTIQ people are widespread globally, says report, driven by ultra-religious groups and...
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Published in: ourEconomy"It's time to end the gentleman’s agreement" – an open letter to the IMF
Over 100 organisations and academics sign a letter demanding a fair selection process for the next IMF managing director.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The next one hundred years – a salute for Agnes Heller
It is quite wrong to see authoritarianism as harking back to the past. Its threat is built into the times we live in.