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Published in: Countering the Radical RightThe other epidemic: white supremacists in law enforcement
Law enforcement agencies have been breeding grounds for far-right ideology for decades, and it’s not just an...
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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: 50.50Apply for a 2020 US investigative journalism fellowship
Join our Tracking the Backlash project for six months and sharpen your investigative journalism skills. Deadline: 21...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionRegulators must crack down on big tech’s anti-repair practices
Tech giants are using their dominant positions to shorten the lives of electronic goods. This is bad for consumers...
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Published in: ourEconomyPodcast: US election special #3 – the housing crisis (part 1)
In the third installment of our podcast series on the US election, we explore the history of discrimination and...
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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: 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: Home: OpinionHow Trump is opening the way for the Taliban to take Afghanistan back
Trump’s eagerness to ‘bring our boys home’ is leaving the Afghan government with little power to resist the Taliban...
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Published in: ourEconomyourVoices podcast: Tom Steyer on Joe Biden’s new climate plan
Former presidential candidate Tom Steyer discusses the future of the environmental justice movement in the US.
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Published in: Home: OpinionUS and China are both raising the military stakes in the South China Sea
Just when Trump might be looking for a diversion.
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Published in: Home: OpinionHow Trump could steal the election – and how we could stop him
We need to be ready for a president who may abuse every gap in the constitution.
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Published in: ourEconomyOur hour with Michael Brooks
This week the US and international left lost a vital voice.
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Published in: HomeJustifying American exceptionalism: the Commission on Unalienable Rights undermines modern human rights
The problem is that the commission has provided a pseudointellectual justification for Trump’s America First...
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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...