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Published in:Transformation: OpinionIs there a role for NGOs in the transformation of society?In the last five years we’ve published 30 articles on NGOs and social change. What do they reveal?
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Published in:HomeDowning Street has banned me from asking questions. Why?I’ve been a lobby journalist for decades – but now I've been shut out by No. 10. What are Boris Johnson and Dominic...
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Published in:50.50Detained in Jordan for disobeying men, girls use art to tell their storiesLong before COVID-19, these girls were detained under a controversial ‘male guardianship’ system. Here are some of...
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Published in:North Africa, West AsiaUnderground Botox: what is essential and what is not during a global pandemic?COVID-19 might have changed people’s perception of what is considered essential, but the perception of necessities...
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Published in:Pandemic BordersWe need responsible multifaith solidarity to fight the pandemicAcross the globe, solidarity initiatives by faith communities are emerging in the fight against COVID-19.
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Published in:democraciaAbierta: OpinionPandemic politics, oligarchic times and the idiotic subject of ‘freedom’To radically transform our way of life we need to construct the public spaces at all levels in order to have a...
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Published in: HomeTruth, with strings attachedWhy would anyone want to find a proof that the Earth is flat? Why the effort?
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCOVID-19: neoliberalism is not going down without a fightThe fight that lies ahead may be the toughest one yet, as the beast is most dangerous when mortally wounded. To our...
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Published in: 50.50South Africa doctors fear spike in non-COVID-19 deathsHealth workers are worried that the focus on coronavirus will result in more deaths from the country’s usual killers...
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Published in: Pandemic BordersCOVID-19 reveals the inherent vindictiveness of migration detentionThe COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the glaring injustices of the immigration detention system.
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Published in: TransformationFear: the emotion whose time has comeA psychological perspective on Covid-19.
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: OpinionWhy are British politicians so scared of transparency?From scientific advice and procurement contracts to Freedom of Information requests, our government has drastically...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionCaring about social care“I lived in Leicester and if you are a woman and you want a job there, the only jobs available are in care work. ”
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Published in: ourEconomyLauren Ashcraft: “This is the home of billionaire row and thousands of people are sleeping on the street”Seeking to represent New York’s 12th congressional district, Lauren Ashcraft is challenging long serving Democratic...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionPeter Oborne shortlisted for Orwell prize – after other papers rejected himHis forensic attacks on Brexit and Boris Johnson were turned down by bigger UK media outlets. So openDemocracy stepped up.
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Published in: ourEconomyNew York rent strikes during the 1918 “Spanish” influenzaClass war raged in the streets of New York throughout the pandemic.
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Published in: oDRIn Putin’s Russia, a journalist by day and an activist by nightFor Ilya Azar, writing stories isn't enough. He believes that when freedoms are under threat, activism and...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionBetween host and home: vulnerable European migrant workers of the UK at the mercy of coronavirusIs the pandemic creating a lost generation of young European migrants from the south and east of Europe, a lost...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionConstitutions that build citizen power and joyAs we rebuild from the wreckage, let's consider how the structures of the state have fatally limited what feels...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhy does the political left fail grassroots movements?Can the left translate emancipatory practices into an electoral project?
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionCounting corona losses in AfricaIt doesn't take a crystal ball to foretell the catastrophe awaiting the continent. But how did it get to this, and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionGovernments must ensure non-discrimination in pandemic responsesThere is growing evidence that states’ responses to the COVID 19 pandemic are having discriminatory impacts. In...
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Published in: HomeThe biopolitics of COVID-19 – a personal view“As public health and societal debates play out in the coming months, I very much hope that we can hear more of the...
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Published in: 50.50Meet the Uzbek activists using apps to connect gay men to HIV testing and careThe Uzbek government’s liberal reforms leave out its gay community, so activists are finding creative ways to offer...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionFinland has shown why a response to pandemic should involve Basic IncomeA Basic Income would not be a panacea, but it could be part of a bridge to a new social contract between citizens...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionIt’s time to talk about a feminist green new dealBuilding back better requires building back differently. We need a ‘rainbow recovery’.
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