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Published in: HomeWe need to develop our empathy muscles in these troubled times
" I have lived with my partner for over forty years and as a psychotherapist I am embarrassed to say that my empathy...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionQuarantine in Venezuela: the war against society by other means
The response of the Chavista state to Covid-19 goes no further than repeating its authoritarian patterns of...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?COVID’s borders: between peer-to-peer surveillance and the “common good"
The vocabulary of war contributes to concealing the differential impact of COVID, which has just found its first...
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Published in: HomeThe impact of COVID-19 is all down to inequality
Coronavirus must change the neoliberal rationale, and rescue the social contract between the welfare state and the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The surveillance industry won’t save us from crises
Turning to the security industry isn’t the solution: it’s a symptom of the problem.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?COVID-19: on the epistemic condition
Indigenous cosmologies have always argued that we must treat the world as an interconnected, living organism with...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaVenezuela calls for agreements on dignity and life in the face of Covid-19
In the face of the pandemic caused by Covid-19, protecting the lives and dignity of people must be at the heart of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaHomicides in Venezuela let's go over the figures again
On 22 January, an official press conference was held without detailed data and reports on crime statistics in the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionA letter in support of Albin Kurti's acting government
Intellectuals and academics stand in solidarity with Albin Kurti and the citizens of Kosovo in these difficult times.
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Published in: HomeUK security services face some awkward questions when the pandemic is over
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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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Enlarging the context on COVID-19: Europe and Africa
As the dust on the first brutal phase of the pandemic settles in Europe, containment of the pandemic cannot succeed...
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Published in: Home‘The Experiment of Development’: the source of our progress has become the source of our downfall
As the United Nations celebrates its 75th anniversary amidst a global pandemic, interconnected challenges and...
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Published in: HomeCovid, conflict, climate – and our crying need to be more resilient
As we look to the future and come out of lockdown and other restrictions, we have to act.
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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: Global ExtremesWhat the ‘war on terror’ can teach us about the fight against COVID-19
‘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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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYemen: the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the war torn country
The 5th anniversary of the war in Yemen is a time for stock taking about the changes in the past year and prospects...
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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: Can Europe Make It?What happens to freedom of movement during a pandemic?
Restrictions are particularly problematic for those who need to move in order to find safety, but whose elementary...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Turning fear into opportunity: a chance for smaller states
Smaller states can make the best of a scary global situation by seeking deeper friendships.
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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...