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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: 50.50The Chinese government must let us cry for our dead
My social media posts have been censored many times, especially when I said that “we don’t have the right to cry...
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Published in: HomeState repression in the Philippines during COVID-19 and beyond
If draconian measures such as the Philippines’ Republic Act No 11479 are left unchallenged and unchecked, who will...
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Published in: Home: OpinionK-pop fans: you torpedoed Trump in Tulsa, don’t stop now
K-pop fans showed how impactful they can be when they upstaged Trump. They now need to turn their attention to the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPorts, ships and the human economy of global sea trade: an interview with Laleh Khalili
Little has been written about the sea trade in the Gulf. Laleh Khalili’s latest book explores the complex realities...
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Published in: Home: OpinionHow civil society is fighting back against coronavirus crackdowns
For some activist groups, the crisis has provided an opportunity to build their movements.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Coronavirus and the crisis of globalisation: dangers and answers
“We must demonstrate the superiority of democratic governance over authoritarianism, bringing about a set of...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionGarment workers are facing a humanitarian crisis – but don’t blame COVID-19
The fashion industry has long been built on an exploitative business model that puts profits before human lives.
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Published in: Pandemic BordersCOVID-19 in Southeast Asia: non-citizens have a right to protection too
Arbitrary differentiation between citizen and non-citizen is causing migrants to suffer the worst of the pandemic.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Is totalitarianism on the rise in the East?
We should distinguish between Orban’s rightfully penalized measures of ruling by decree and less stringent...
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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: Can Europe Make It?Covid-19 and agriculture: the coming contradictory hunger pandemic
To conceptualize agriculture as a way of catering to the needs of the many, while protecting what is left of nature,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?COVID-19 and the bankruptcy of neoliberalism in the context of Global Shift
The coronavirus crisis could be the “opportunity of the century” for China to cement its place as the world’s global...
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Published in: 50.50If I sit back and do nothing, my family won’t survive
I invested all my savings in a tourist shop and café that was due to open in April. Now I deliver desserts to feed...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionCOVID-19 poses an existential threat to human rights activists worldwide
Authorities are using the pandemic as an excuse to increase repression, revoke rights and attack gender justice....
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Covid19: a checkmate of the West?
This is a radical challenge. The West is certainly going to lose if its politicians, academics and civil servants...
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Published in: ourEconomyA spectre is haunting the West – the spectre of authoritarian capitalism
From coronavirus to climate change, China is surging ahead of the US and its allies. Are we witnessing the slow...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhy coronavirus hasn’t stopped Hong Kong’s protest movement
Governments are seizing the opportunity to grab power amid the crisis. Hong Kong offers a model for resistance.
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Published in: ourEconomyWill Zimbabwe’s diamonds be forever? A glimpse into a nation’s resource rich curse
Murky deals with Russian and Chinese firms mean super-exploitation in Zimbabwe's communities and super-profits for...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWe need to ramp up global public spending to fight COVID-19
The pandemic has shown us that global solidarity is not a nice idea – it is a necessity.