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Published in: 50.50The Chinese government must let us cry for our deadMy social media posts have been censored many times, especially when I said that “we don’t have the right to cry...
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Published in: HomeState repression in the Philippines during COVID-19 and beyondIf draconian measures such as the Philippines’ Republic Act No 11479 are left unchallenged and unchecked, who will...
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Published in: Home: OpinionK-pop fans: you torpedoed Trump in Tulsa, don’t stop nowK-pop fans showed how impactful they can be when they upstaged Trump. They now need to turn their attention to the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPorts, ships and the human economy of global sea trade: an interview with Laleh KhaliliLittle has been written about the sea trade in the Gulf. Laleh Khalili’s latest book explores the complex realities...
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Published in: Home: OpinionHow civil society is fighting back against coronavirus crackdownsFor some activist groups, the crisis has provided an opportunity to build their movements.
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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-19The fashion industry has long been built on an exploitative business model that puts profits before human lives.
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Published in: Pandemic BordersCOVID-19 in Southeast Asia: non-citizens have a right to protection tooArbitrary differentiation between citizen and non-citizen is causing migrants to suffer the worst of the pandemic.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Is totalitarianism on the rise in the East?We should distinguish between Orban’s rightfully penalized measures of ruling by decree and less stringent...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionSome people eat wild animals. Don't blame them for the pandemicSpeculation, half-truths, deliberate misrepresentations, Western prejudices, and the specter of ecofascism could...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Covid-19 and agriculture: the coming contradictory hunger pandemicTo conceptualize agriculture as a way of catering to the needs of the many, while protecting what is left of nature,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?COVID-19 and the bankruptcy of neoliberalism in the context of Global ShiftThe coronavirus crisis could be the “opportunity of the century” for China to cement its place as the world’s global...
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Published in: 50.50If I sit back and do nothing, my family won’t surviveI invested all my savings in a tourist shop and café that was due to open in April. Now I deliver desserts to feed...
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionCOVID-19 poses an existential threat to human rights activists worldwideAuthorities are using the pandemic as an excuse to increase repression, revoke rights and attack gender justice....
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Covid19: a checkmate of the West?This is a radical challenge. The West is certainly going to lose if its politicians, academics and civil servants...
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Published in: ourEconomyA spectre is haunting the West – the spectre of authoritarian capitalismFrom coronavirus to climate change, China is surging ahead of the US and its allies. Are we witnessing the slow...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWhy coronavirus hasn’t stopped Hong Kong’s protest movementGovernments are seizing the opportunity to grab power amid the crisis. Hong Kong offers a model for resistance.
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Published in: ourEconomyWill Zimbabwe’s diamonds be forever? A glimpse into a nation’s resource rich curseMurky deals with Russian and Chinese firms mean super-exploitation in Zimbabwe's communities and super-profits for...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWe need to ramp up global public spending to fight COVID-19The pandemic has shown us that global solidarity is not a nice idea – it is a necessity.
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Published in: 50.50Alarm as 2 billion people have parliaments shut or limited by COVID-19Democracy groups warn of 'significant risks' to rights around the world as a growing number of parliaments shut down...
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