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Published in: Pandemic BordersStuck in the middle of a pandemic: are international students migrants?
For long, international students were not included in most migration debates because they were seen as temporary...
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Published in: 50.50Alarm as 2 billion people have parliaments shut or limited by COVID-19
Democracy groups warn of 'significant risks' to rights around the world as a growing number of parliaments shut down...
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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: North Africa, West Asia“The deal of the century”: how global media silenced the Palestinians
News media coverage of the “deal of the century” was deafening in its silence on international law and the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe Brazilian Amazon was in flames, and now Australia. But what do their governments have to do with it?
Australia is witnessing the worst forest fires of its modern history, provoked by months of droughts and record...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: Opinion“Magpies are mimicking emergency vehicles, they've heard so many”
For Australians, social media has become an unfiltered waterfall of tragedy as their country burns.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionAustralia’s bushfires are a wake-up call: we must build a more humane economy before it’s too late
Economists used to admire scientists. Now they ignore them at our peril.
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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: 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: 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: Countering the Radical Right: OpinionAre we witnessing the rise of a new terrorist trend?
Manifestos and livestreaming seem to be the new trend in radical right terrorist attacks.
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Published in: Global ExtremesWhy words matter: mainstreaming anti-Muslim discourse
It is no surprise that right wing extremists use similar language, it is however alarming that this language is...
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Published in: Global ExtremesNot all ‘extremisms’ are created equal: lessons from the Christchurch attack
Extreme far-right views have seeped into parts of the media and politics, normalised in parts of life that other...
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Published in: Global ExtremesThe answer to extremist violence is strong resilient communities
We do not need to keep minorities under surveillance or to create a climate of mistrust and prejudice.
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Published in: Global ExtremesTerrorism not in my name
How should one respond to terrorism carried out in one’s name?
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Published in: Global ExtremesHow to build resilience to violent extremism
Given the terrible injustices endured by so many, why aren’t more turning to terrorism?
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Published in: Global ExtremesTo face the rise of extremism we need words as much as actions
Religious and political responses to the Christchurch attack can tell us a great deal.
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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.