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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.
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Published in: ourEconomyFollowing the coronavirus money trail
Central banks are printing money on an unprecedented scale. Unless governments act, most of this will end up in the...
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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.
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Published in: ourEconomyShould countries build stockpiles of essential supplies?
The coronavirus has led to a sharp spike in the demand for basic supplies. But the principle of stockpiling goods is not new.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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?
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Published in: ourEconomyPodcast: US election special #1 – the military-industrial complex
In the first part of ourVoice’s special series on the US election, we explore the influence of the...
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Published in: HomeIs US and Iranian military posturing meant to distract from COVID-19 failure?
It would be crazy to start a major war in the middle of the pandemic – but don’t put anything past Trump and his...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCasualties of ‘war on terror’ in Iraq: life, security and liberty
Mapping the conflict and its casualties can change our understanding of this war and any war.
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Published in: openMovementsVirus: all that is solid melts in the air
Is it easier to ascertain the truthfulness and quality of a society’s institutions under normal daily circumstances...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThere’s nothing so political as a pandemic
“Don’t politicise a crisis,” they say. But what’s more political than a global health emergency?
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?On the edges of democracy: mobilizing health and care as a common good
In the moment of the ‘corona crisis’, autocratic tendencies are cropping up, hitting those who are the least...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionIs 'helicopter money' the answer to the looming economic crisis?
Central banks must join the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. But policymakers must be cautious about using...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionHow a Bernie Sanders administration could dismantle Canada’s fossil fuel economy
Canada’s extractive economy is highly dependent on oil exports to the US. A Sanders Green New Deal could finally...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Brexit: the ‘Australian option’?
If this is all a negotiating ploy, Boris Johnson has massively overplayed his hand.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWe can't let this economic crisis go to waste
As the coronavirus threatens financial markets, any government intervention must be in close alignment with a green...
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Published in: HomeAfter the pandemic: how will the right fight back?
Five ways in which they might rescue the wider political project from the jaws of defeat.