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Published in: 50.50UK government criticised for “inconsistent” restrictions on pregnant women’s check-ups
Maternal health advocates demand answers after pubs and shops reopen but some women in England’s least-hit areas are...
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Published in: Pandemic BordersDid the COVID-19 pandemic revive nationalism?
It only took a sub-microscopic pathogen to confirm that, when a crisis strikes, it is the national framework that...
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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: 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: 50.50: InvestigationTop doctors and lawyers condemn ‘shocking’ treatment of women in childbirth during COVID-19
Exclusive: openDemocracy investigation reveals ‘traumatic’ incidents defying WHO guidelines in 45 countries – as...
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Published in: Global ExtremesWhy does measuring polarisation matter?
From immigration to climate change, the key challenges of our times are met with polarised perspectives.
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Published in: 50.50: Investigation'No woman should be treated how I was in childbirth'
How has COVID-19 affected women's rights during childbirth? Watch this 3-minute film.
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationWomen are being forced to give birth ‘alone’, in post-lockdown Armenia and Ukraine
Across Eurasia, women have reported mistreatment that defies World Health Organization guidelines – and national policies.
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightInfiltrating democracy: non-violent strategies serving violent ideologies
We must not overlook the non-violent strategies serving the hostile ideologies of the far right.
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationHow has COVID-19 affected women's rights during childbirth? Help us track this globally
Since the pandemic started, we've been documenting cases of abuse and mistreatment of women in labour around the...
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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: 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: Can Europe Make It?Twenty-five years after the Srebrenica Genocide
Accounting 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: Can Europe Make It?Srebrenica – the obliteration of memory
It 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 Country
Thanks to its unique economic model, the town of Oñati has a history of adapting successfully to economic disruption.