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Published in: Can Europe Make It?On the edges of democracy: mobilizing health and care as a common good
In the moment of the ‘corona crisis’, autocratic tendencies are cropping up, hitting those who are the least...
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Published in: ourEconomyThe social support networks stepping up in coronavirus-stricken China
Below the sweeping centralized measures, decentralized networks have provided relief to thousands.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionIs 'helicopter money' the answer to the looming economic crisis?
Central banks must join the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. But policymakers must be cautious about using...
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Published in: TransformationThe collective psychology of coronavirus
Do we see ourselves as part of a larger “us,” a “them-and-us,” or an atomised “I”?
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWe can't let this economic crisis go to waste
As the coronavirus threatens financial markets, any government intervention must be in close alignment with a green...
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Published in: HomeAfter the pandemic: how will the right fight back?
Five ways in which they might rescue the wider political project from the jaws of defeat.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Coronavirus crisis: major economic and financial consequences
We rediscover that health is a global public good, and that public health and welfare systems are crucial...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWill Johnson's coronavirus response violate human rights law?
Johnson is failing to consider the human rights of the vulnerable.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionFinance must serve society during the COVID-19 crisis – not disrupt it
The viral excesses of finance are to blame for the current market volatility. Tough measures should be taken to make...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKFor me, social distancing brings back difficult memories
Many of us quietly self-isolate, every day. Coronavirus has brought back a darkness I’d long buried. But this time,...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightCoronavirus and the radical right: conspiracy, disinformation, and xenophobia
How is the radical right using the COVID-19 pandemic to advance their political agenda?
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Published in: HomeHow Trump’s coronavirus denialism echoes South Africa’s HIV policy disaster
Conspiracy theories, disregard for science and grandiosity are all hallmarks of the way South Africa’s former...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionGovernments must act to stop the coronavirus – but we can't return to business as usual
If our aim is to protect human and environmental health, restoring the status quo is not good enough. Thankfully,...
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Published in: ourNHS: OpinionThe entire UK may come to regret Sunak’s inadequate coronavirus budget
Vaccinating only part of the economy does little to improve collective resilience and protect public health.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe coronavirus has exposed the dangers of an economy built on insecurity
The outbreak has shown that we are only as safe as the most vulnerable in society. When many workers lack basic...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Italy: the epidemic vs. democracy
Only a true democratic consensus on what must be done will make more stringent and efficient measures possible if...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The great fear of coronavirus: Panic! in the supermarket
Most of the commentary on coronavirus tends to overlook the fact that a response to a crisis doesn't necessarily...
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Published in: Home: OpinionCoronavirus coverage shows how epidemics can spread racism
More needs to be done to stop the harmful stereotypes that surface during outbreaks.