-
Published in: HomeCovid, conflict, climate – and our crying need to be more resilient
As we look to the future and come out of lockdown and other restrictions, we have to act.
-
Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionStop blaming ordinary people for the UK’s pandemic failures
Boris Johnson has presided over a public policy disaster. Now, he wants you to blame your neighbours. Don't.
-
Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy is the US so exceptionally vulnerable to Covid-19?
With a corrupt political system and trillions wasted on war, the US is uniquely unfit to tackle a pandemic.
-
Published in: Can Europe Make It?#Clapforcarers: why grassroots solidarity against Coronavirus matters
As people see that we all depend for our safety on the state and its health system, they realise that contra...
-
Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe US-China coronavirus feud leaves us all worse off
As tensions rise between China and the US, workers on both sides will be the ultimate losers.
-
Published in: 50.50Join our Tracking the Backlash project: apply to be our US Investigative Editor
We are looking for an experienced and accomplished investigative journalist to lead our work tracking the backlash...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWe must undo a decade of disastrous NHS reforms
Covid-19 shows how our health service has been undermined
-
Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionCan the coronavirus save the planet?
The corona crisis signifies a civilization that is dying. But it also shows a 'pluriverse' of other worlds rising up.
-
Published in: democraciaAbiertaHow is Ecuador facing up to COVID-19?
The government wants to prevent mass gatherings of people, but this is made difficult because the informal economy...
-
Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionEvery cent lost to tax havens could be used to strengthen our health and social systems
It’s women in the informal sector who are suffering the harshest effects of our broken tax system.
-
Published in: Can Europe Make It?New dimensions of terrorism: tracking right-wing inspired lone wolves
The significance of the American position should not be underestimated, for they are also host to many of the most...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe British government has abandoned the Global South to coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic could be a ticking time bomb for the world’s most vulnerable people. Yet just when global...
-
Published in: ourEconomyTo win power, Labour needs to heal England’s geographic divide
Stemming the divergence of interests between cities and the rest of the country is vital for any progressive agenda.
-
Published in: Can Europe Make It?Three months into France’s phoney war
Even with the example of China grappling with the epidemic before it, Europe managed to leapfrog into pole position...
-
Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWe must catch everyone in the coronavirus safety net
I am lucky, but millions are not. The government must guarantee a liveable income for everyone – now. It will save lives.
-
Published in: Can Europe Make It?EU solidarity in the time of coronavirus
Many of the region’s politicians are now beginning to wonder out loud – and often opportunistically – just what the...
-
Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe coronavirus crisis shows it's time to abolish the family
What does the pandemic tell us about the nuclear family and private household?
-
Published in: Can Europe Make It?Turning fear into opportunity: a chance for smaller states
Smaller states can make the best of a scary global situation by seeking deeper friendships.
-
Published in: Can Europe Make It?Rediscovering the roots of public health services. Lessons from Italy
The major cuts of recent decades have not erased the considerable achievements of Italy’s public health services.
-
Published in: Can Europe Make It?Social movements in times of pandemic: another world is needed
Faced with the glaring need for radical and complex transformation, social movements in times of crisis act...