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Published in: Can Europe Make It?‘Must say’ and ‘must not say’ words for the French President
A short guide on how to translate what is said to discover how power is imposing control in France.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWe may have to live with the coronavirus. And it's going to be painful
The media want us to believe that we are on the path to recovery. But keeping a lid on the virus will exact a huge...
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Published in: ourEconomyCOVID-19 and the garment industry’s invisible hands
The pandemic has unveiled an opaque global supply chain that is propped up by exploited labour and a quagmire of...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Elections in North Macedonia: waiting for a kingmaker
How do we explain the performances of the political parties? What should one expect?
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaG20 bets on fossil fuels for post-Covid-19 economy recovery plans
G20 governments have allocated at least US$151 billion to fossil fuels since the pandemic started, largely...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe clash of capitalisms?
We're constantly told that state capitalism is back. But these narratives are far from innocent.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationThe dismantling of the oil industry in Venezuela and the defense of the public sphere
The subsidized price of fuels and the systematic looting of PDVSA have led Venezuela to an unusual situation: being...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWe can have a golden future with a Green Recovery Act
The climate crisis cannot be addressed without a transformative reconstruction of the law.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Three searing indictments of France and counting
Bastille Day 2020, with its carefully selected group of health workers, shows who is in and who out.
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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?Poland: trouble ahead
Of 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: ourEconomyThe faulty science, doomism, and flawed conclusions of Deep Adaptation
The 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?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: 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-19
The international community must act to ensure that all countries can protect their people from the pandemic.
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Published in: ourEconomyAnother town is possible: community wealth building in the Basque Country
Thanks to its unique economic model, the town of Oñati has a history of adapting successfully to economic disruption.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionThese 13 bodies said they would counter the pandemic in Latin America - have they?
Thirteen Inter-American and international institutions, coordinated by the OAS, agreed on a series of actions to...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionHow the fossil fuel lobby is hijacking the European Green Deal
In it's first 100 days, how many times did top officials in charge of the EU's Green Deal meet with lobbyists?
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Published in: Pandemic BordersWill settlement agencies in Canada survive the pandemic?
Many settlement agencies are not in a position to keep operations open and are suffering significant job losses.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFor Tunisian protesters, democracy is not enough
If youth grievances continue to fester in the country’s marginalized regions, any captivation with a hard won...