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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy indigenous voices must be heard in the global debate about biodiversity
For centuries indigenous communities have remained responsible stewards for biodiversity protection. But today their...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionA period of hope for Latin America begins with Biden & Harris
For the U.S., the Latin American agenda is not a priority. Still, Biden’s arrival at the White House signifies a...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Marathon Man and 'our European Way of Life'
The migration debate ignores the political question of why hundreds or thousands of underage and adult people are...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?What COVID-19 is trying to tell us
“COVID-19’s message is clear: we need to move forward, quickly, into a very different future.”
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Published in: 50.50Aid donors ‘disturbed’ by reports of childbirth violations
Following openDemocracy revelations of WHO childbirth guidelines being flouted around the world, major donors...
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Published in: openIndia: OpinionIndia has deprived thousands of Kashmiri students like me of an education
Students have been shut out of schools for over a year in Kashmir in violation of their human rights.
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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: 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: 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: 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.
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Published in: 50.50Indian farmers are staring at suicide as Modi government looks the other way
Lockdown meant I could not transport my grapes to buyers. I now have huge debt and no way to pay. #HumansofCOVID19
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Published in: openIndiaIndia: from populist nationalism to popular constitutionalism
A visit to Shaheen Bagh, in south east Delhi, reveals the surprising emergence of new shades of citizenship.
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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: 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: ourEconomyUnder cover of the pandemic, stealth land grabs are ongoing in India
Indigenous women are on the front lines of resistance against forest evictions.
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationInfant formula companies are ‘exploiting’ COVID-19 pandemic
Companies are accused of using COVID-19 to push their products, including targeting parents’ ‘fears of infection’.
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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: openDemocracyUK: OpinionChurchill must fall
And he can take his British nationalism with him.
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Published in: 50.50With little food or money, we tried to get home after India’s lockdown
I knew I had to get my pregnant wife back to our village, but the journey was over 1,000 kilometres and we had to...