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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionUndermining public law is no way to protect public health
Safeguards on everything from procurement to notifiable diseases, health inspections to freedom of information, are...
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Published in: ourEconomyCreating the digital commons after COVID-19
The pandemic has accelerated the growth of the data economy and the digital giants who dominate it. It's time to...
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Published in: 50.50The people locked down and locked out in the cold during the pandemic
Millions are unable to survive the pandemic or the rules to contain it. Their stories make a compelling case for a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWe mustn’t let Silicon Valley thinking infect our NHS
Secretive COVID contracts show how big data firms are taking over our healthcare. What are they – and the British...
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Published in: HomeWhat it’s like in 'the dark places': Toni Morrison, Black feminism and democracy today
Let us mark the first anniversary of Toni Morrison’s death by recognising her relevance to the world outside the US.
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Published in: Pandemic BordersCan the COVID-19 crisis be an opportunity for Canada’s migrant farmworkers?
The truly ‘essential’ temporary migrant workers are the ones who usually find it nearly impossible to access...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Covid-19 and the perception of freedom
Criticisms of the “Chinese solution” adopted by Italy have come from both sides, national and international.
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Published in: HomeVisions of a World After COVID-19: Winners
Out of nearly 1000 entries, from around the world there could be only one winner in openDemocracy and UCL's COVID-19...
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Published in: openIndiaOne Indian province proves the efficacy of decentralised governance in Covid-management
All these examples have dispelled the scepticism that people of a ‘low educational level’ cannot be good managers...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Whatever happened to Dunkirk spirit?
What is it? Can we learn from it, and could it "see us through coronavirus"?
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Don't take music for granted – what I learnt from the Spanish singer Leiva
His music brings hope in times of Covid, but his message highlights the financial plight of this collapsing business.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Why uncertainty requires a new politics
Governments haven’t found the magic formula for predicting the way people and diseases will interact with each other.
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: InvestigationRevealed: Tory-linked PR firm given £3m COVID-19 contract without tender
Topham Guerin was behind controversial Conservative stunts in the 2019 general election. Now the firm is negotiating...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionIntellectual property must be transformed to put the public good before private profits
Patent enclosure by pharmaceutical giants results in many being denied life-saving treatments. It’s time for a new approach.
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Published in: ourNHS: InvestigationPeople left without COVID-19 tests due to ID verification gaps
TransUnion was commissioned to verify people’s identity so they can receive a home testing kit after developing...
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionNo secret COVID-19 deals with big pharma, demands trial volunteer
Details of crucial vaccine trials should be made public, and guarantee no profiteering in future. Current...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationDid we abandon our most vulnerable old people to COVID-19?
Special report on the ‘silent tragedy’ of coronavirus deaths in care homes.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWill the new Iraqi government face the domestic violence epidemic?
With domestic violence reaching alarming levels in Iraq during the pandemic, can the Iraqi government do the right thing?
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaBeyond biological warfare: Why COVID-19 is a matter of land distribution in Latin America
Land concentration is one of the main causes for the high rates of poverty, economic inequality and the polarization...
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Published in: Pandemic BordersCan Nepal cope with the return of migrant workers?
With thousands of Nepali migrant workers forced to return home because of COVID-19, the country is facing serious challenges.