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Published in:Pandemic BordersWhat fate for the Venezuelan migrants stranded in Peru?Peru and other countries of destination, have a moral duty towards vulnerable migrants and refugees.
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Published in:Can Europe Make It?Despite presidential victory, Poland's Right has plenty to worry aboutOf course, it would have been worse for the Law and Justice party if Trzaskwski had won. But PiS is still worried.
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Published in:oDRNo place for women in grassroots peace-building in Central Asia's Fergana ValleyIn this part of Central Asia, where the borders of three countries meet, women are excluded from the vital work of...
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Published in:ourEconomy'Is capitalism racist?': Vijay Prashad on ourVoices podcastIn the latest episode of ourVoices, we ask historian Vijay Prashad if racial hierarchies are a necessary component...
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Published in:ourEconomyThe faulty science, doomism and flawed conclusions of Deep AdaptationThe claim that runaway climate change has made societal collapse inevitable is not only wrong – it undermines the...
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Published in:Can Europe Make It?Why “Mutual Aid?” – social solidarity, not charityPeter Kropotkin's most famous work advancing a belief in the depth of our connection to each other is titled 'Mutual...
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Published in: openJustice: OpinionWhy you should care about the right to trial by juryTrial by jury is one of the few aspects of the UK criminal justice system that treats people of colour fairly. It is...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Three searing indictments of France and countingBastille Day 2020, with its carefully selected group of health workers, shows who is in and who out.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Post-pandemic university, or post-university?We need to defend the cooperation that comes only with face-to-face dialogue, or risk the further undermining of...
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Published in: Transformation: OpinionThe limits of inclusivity: Islamophobia in higher educationCan universities be part of the solution to racism instead of part of the problem?
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationRevealed: UK Home Office paid £80,000 to a lobby group which has funded Conservative MPsThe Conservative government gave over £80,000 to a right-wing lobby group which has paid thousands of pounds in...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?How far is a social distance?'If we must "return to normality", let us walk in relation.'
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?National stereotypes in times of COVID-19: the ‘frugal four’ and the ‘irresponsible South’When EU leaders discuss the coronavirus Recovery Fund at the upcoming meeting of the European Council on Friday,...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionDeveloping countries urgently need more policy space to fight COVID-19The international community must act to ensure that all countries can protect their people from the pandemic.
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Published in: HomeKajal Odedra: no-platforming only ‘entrenches beliefs’The Change.org UK director discusses how to deal with hate speech on the latest episode of Changed My Mind.
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Published in: Home: OpinionVast sums spent, no one knows why: COVID reveals why UK transparency law must changeBritish governments love to outsource. But Freedom of Information doesn’t apply to private companies, so the rest of...
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Published in: oDRIs Kyrgyzstan losing the fight against coronavirus?The pandemic has ravaged Kyrgyzstan’s healthcare system and the socio-economic position of many of its citizens.
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Published in: TransformationFour ways to redesign democracy for future generationsA new movement of time rebels is challenging the myopia of conventional politics.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Twenty-five years after the Srebrenica GenocideAccounting for the missing in Bosnia and Herzegovina and beyond, the right to a family, and the right to know.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionBrazil: The undoing of a country known for its innovative health policiesHow did a country that successfully managed past health crises be making headlines for its spiraling Covid-19 chaos?...
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Published in: HomeIf Trump needs a war to win in November, which enemy will he choose?He’s failed on COVID-19 and the economy is tanking. Could a military adventure in Afghanistan, Iran or North Korea...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Srebrenica – the obliteration of memoryIt is time to declare July 11 an official day of remembrance of the Srebrenica genocide; a day on which to remember...
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Published in: ourEconomyAnother town is possible: community wealth building in the Basque CountryThanks to its unique economic model, the town of Oñati has a history of adapting successfully to economic disruption.
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Key Cummings and Gove ally given COVID-19 contract without open tenderCabinet Office accused of breaching rules after handing £840,000 contract to PR firm run by co-author of the 2019...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionCould the Dutch Labour Party vote down controversial trade deal CETA?Legal experts have found the deal violates the constitution by handing too much power to corporations
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations‘Magnitsky Act’ will fail while Britain remains money laundering hub, experts warnSanctions announced by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Monday will ‘achieve little’ if current loopholes are not closed.
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