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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Four invisible enemies in the first pandemic of a “datafied society”
COVID-19 lays bare the nuances of a society undergoing digital data transformation in nearly every field of human...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe statue of Colston must be left in the water
The toppling is a work of art, which celebrates a global movement.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionHow black people face and use violence in the US and Brazil
Violence has, to some extent, given political agency to blacks in the United States, whereas nonviolence has kept...
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Published in: openMovementsWe are all in this together: from global pandemic to global solidarities
To be effective, social movements’ actions must be grounded in effective organisational dynamics and democratic...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Dismantling democracy – the right to be entertained
It is not enough any more to call populists names. Calling them fascists has ceased to make any impression on many...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionAchille Mbembe and the fantasy of separation
The latest German uproar exposes a core cleavage in Holocaust memory.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionWe need a response to Covid-19 crafted alongside indigenous peoples
Ensuring the health of humanity and the planet requires a consolidated effort that acknowledges and incorporates the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionOut of the Belly of Hell: COVID-19 and the humanisation of globalisation
It turns out we did change the world. And we must keep changing it.
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Published in: HomeWe have to grasp how conspiracy theories work
Like viruses, conspiracy theories are socially contagious and hard to stop once set in motion. We must understand...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionEnglish ‘exceptionalism’ despite Italy’s warning
Seeing ourselves as others see us, Italian-style.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The European Union as seen from Bergamo: post-populism or renaissance?
In Bergamo and all the communities coping with this crisis, what seemed impossible is already happening now, for the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?US vs. THEM – corona crisis exposes social cleavages in Romania
Knee-jerk reactions to Romanians returning home reflect broader processes of social distancing, set in motion long...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionAMLO: a will to transform, not to govern Mexico
If the goal of governing is to respond to social demands, the goal of transforming is to find a place in history. Español.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionSome people eat wild animals. Don't blame them for the pandemic
Speculation, half-truths, deliberate misrepresentations, Western prejudices, and the specter of ecofascism could...
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Published in: Pandemic BordersOpera singers: the elite migrants trapped in Italy
Border closures leave migrant workers both at the higher and lower ends of the labour market trapped and jobless.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Towards virtual parliaments?
This corona crisis may yet be an incentive for policy makers to embrace technological approaches and develop a...
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Published in: ourEconomySamelys López: “The South Bronx has a spirit of resiliency that defines us as a community”
Running for Congress to represent the South Bronx, Samelys López tells ourEconomy that political representation...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What kind of post-Corona world do we Europeans want?
The coronavirus crisis seems to be encouraging belief in radical change. Will we choose the best of times, or the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Could Turkey’s opposition provide a model for the defeat of populist authoritarian rule?
COVID-19 could strengthen global resilience against populist authoritarianism. Those movements should also learn...
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Published in: ourEconomyShahid Buttar: “Nancy Pelosi stands, as she always has, on the side of the past”
Seeking to unseat the most powerful Democrat in DC, Shahid Buttar discusses the urgency of overhauling a corrupt US...