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Stop blaming ordinary people for the UK’s pandemic failures

Published in: 28 March 2020 Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by: Adam Ramsay

Boris Johnson has presided over a public policy disaster. Now, he wants you to blame your neighbours. Don't.

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The Northern Irish ghost companies that mask crime worldwide

26 March 2020

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Exploitation of workers, corruption and money-laundering, all kept in the shadows by lax regulation. Could Northern...
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#Clapforcarers: why grassroots solidarity against Coronavirus matters

27 March 2020

Written by: Paolo Gerbaudo All articles by Paolo Gerbaudo

As people see that we all depend for our safety on the state and its health system, they realise that contra...
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Can the coronavirus save the planet?

26 March 2020

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The corona crisis signifies a civilization that is dying. But it also shows a 'pluriverse' of other worlds rising up.
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The US-China coronavirus feud leaves us all worse off

27 March 2020

Written by: Wilfred Chan All articles by Wilfred Chan

As tensions rise between China and the US, workers on both sides will be the ultimate losers.
Published in: Transformation
Four ways you can take caring action around coronavirus - even if you’re overwhelmed

26 March 2020

Written by: Sandra Kim All articles by Sandra Kim

Here are some ideas from the US on how to care for yourself, your loved ones, your community and those most affected.
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Job vacancy: US Investigative Editor, Tracking the Backlash

26 March 2020

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Seeking: A highly experienced US-based investigative journalist, to lead our project tracking the backlash against...

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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: Opinion

A letter in support of Albin Kurti's acting government

Published on: 30 March 2020

Written by: Frank Ruda, Gabriel Tupinambá & colleagues All articles by Frank Ruda, Gabriel Tupinambá & colleagues

Intellectuals and academics stand in solidarity with Albin Kurti and the citizens of Kosovo in these difficult times.

Boris Johnson chairs a morning COVID-19 update meeting remotely during his self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19 on March 28, 2020

Published in: Home

UK security services face some awkward questions when the pandemic is over

Published on: 30 March 2020

Written by: Paul Rogers All articles by Paul Rogers

The government knew that pandemics were a major threat – and that the NHS was not ready to handle one. So why have...

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Ecuador and Costa Rica promise to probe US-backed ‘crisis pregnancy centres’

Published on: 30 March 2020

Written by: Diana Cariboni All articles by Diana Cariboni

Health authorities say they'll open formal investigations following openDemocracy's reporting – though it’s unclear...

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Enlarging the context on COVID-19: Europe and Africa

Published on: 30 March 2020

Written by: Mehari Taddele Maru All articles by Mehari Taddele Maru

Written by: Fabrizio Tassinari All articles by Fabrizio Tassinari

As the dust on the first brutal phase of the pandemic settles in Europe, containment of the pandemic cannot succeed...

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Is treating the Covid-19 with chloroquine reckless?

Published on: 30 March 2020

Written by: Danica Jorden All articles by Danica Jorden

Amid rush for finding a treatment for the pandemic, a French doctor, a climate change denier and known for his...

Published in: Home

‘The Experiment of Development’: the source of our progress has become the source of our downfall

Published on: 30 March 2020

Written by: Michael J. Oghia All articles by Michael J. Oghia

As the United Nations celebrates its 75th anniversary amidst a global pandemic, interconnected challenges and...

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Privacy, public health and the pandemic

Published on: 30 March 2020

Written by: Martin Eiermann All articles by Martin Eiermann

What we have to guard against is the diffusion of emergency logics across time and space, not the redefinition of...

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Our economic system is on life support. But who are we really saving?

Published on: 30 March 2020

Written by: Laurie Macfarlane All articles by Laurie Macfarlane

Pumping new money into the economy without altering power relations will only exacerbate existing inequalities.

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Germany: is the COVID-19 pandemic weakening the far right?

Published on: 30 March 2020

Written by: Sabine Volk All articles by Sabine Volk

German far-right responses to the COVID-19 pandemic reveal their lack of social responsibility.

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Chile: The virus is also the model

Published on: 30 March 2020

Written by: Barbara Godoy All articles by Barbara Godoy

With privatized health care and a right-wing government, Chile is struggling with the coronavirus epidemic. The...

Published in: Transformation

NGOs and social movements: partnership or solidarity?

Published on: 29 March 2020

Written by: Madhuresh Kumar All articles by Madhuresh Kumar

“If you can’t be an ally then at least don’t make our work more difficult.”

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Covid, conflict, climate – and our crying need to be more resilient

Published on: 28 March 2020

Written by: Dan Smith All articles by Dan Smith

As we look to the future and come out of lockdown and other restrictions, we have to act.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Why is the US so exceptionally vulnerable to Covid-19?

Published on: 27 March 2020

Written by: Nicolas J S Davies All articles by Nicolas J S Davies

With a corrupt political system and trillions wasted on war, the US is uniquely unfit to tackle a pandemic.

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Cultural stockpiling: mind food in pandemic lockdown

Published on: 27 March 2020

The openDemocracy team's recommendations for books, music, films and TV that will get you through the crisis.

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Following the coronavirus money trail

Published on: 27 March 2020

Written by: Gary Stevenson All articles by Gary Stevenson

Central banks are printing money on an unprecedented scale. Unless governments act, most of this will end up in the...

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What the ‘war on terror’ can teach us about the fight against COVID-19

Published on: 27 March 2020

Written by: Richard McNeil Willson All articles by Richard McNeil Willson

‘Extremism’ must not be cast as an epidemic. But we can learn relevant lessons from the problems created in countering it.

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Should countries build stockpiles of essential supplies?

Published on: 26 March 2020

Written by: Chris Baraniuk All articles by Chris Baraniuk

The coronavirus has led to a sharp spike in the demand for basic supplies. But the principle of stockpiling goods is not new.

Published in: Transformation

The Irish Buddhist monk who faced down the British Empire

Published on: 26 March 2020

Written by: Laurence Cox All articles by Laurence Cox

Dhammaloka’s story sheds new light on the history of non-violent resistance

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We must undo a decade of disastrous NHS reforms

Published on: 26 March 2020

Written by: Ameen Kamlana All articles by Ameen Kamlana

Covid-19 shows how our health service has been undermined

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Coronavirus has strengthened the case for the BBC

Published on: 26 March 2020

Written by: Jonathan Hardy All articles by Jonathan Hardy

The right has been desperate to sell of the BBC for years. But Covid-19 shows why we need public service broadcasting.

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