There is nothing shocking about the massacre of Muslims in New Zealand
It is easy to ignore the context that made this crime possible.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKClimate strike – we've had enough of politely asking governments to save our futureThe young don’t need a fantasy of techno-fixes and “studying hard” to solve climate change. We demand action before it’s too late.
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Published in: 50.50Religious and market fundamentalisms threaten gender equality at UN summitAs the US fosters a backlash at the UN Commission on the Status of Women, states from Lebanon to Namibia are taking more progressive positions.
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Published in: TransformationRedefining the first rule of the InternetHow can comments platforms be transformed into spaces for real debate?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRadio Hakaya Podcast, episode 6: Hussein - beyond sectarianismEpisode 6 of a podcast series about the socio-political climate faced by Syrians and their host communities through their own eyes as the pressure rises for refugees to return to Syria.
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Published in: ourEconomyThere is nothing naïve about building an alternative to our broken economic systemThose who claim we are living in an era of 'unprecedented prosperity' turn a blind eye to the suffering of people and planet.
