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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAn Iranian crisis of representation
The recent round of spontaneous protests against the petrol price hike has to be contextualized as part of the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaExtractivism and resistance in North Africa
Should we see protests, uprisings and movements against extractivism as mainly environmental, or are these...
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Published in: ourEconomyMaking sense of Bolivia’s discontent
To understand events in Bolivia, we need to unpack its many contradictions over the past decade. But make no...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia‘Empower a woman, empower an eco-system’
Women and girls are at the forefront of the battle against climate change, as migrants and refugees, but also as caretakers.
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Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion21st century human rights are technological, environmental and co-operative
Just like the software in our phones, our traditional human rights must constantly be updated to keep pace with modern times.
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Published in: ourEconomy"The UN is being turned into a public-private partnership": An interview with Harris Gleckman
Lynn Fries speaks to Harris Gleckman about the growing corporate influence over our global governance system.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUS and Iran both need a new deal
Breaking the current impasse requires an interim gesture by the US which provides Iran with the incentive it needs...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionProtecting Our Common Home: A Green New Deal for Scotland
Scotland has the opportunity to be a world leader on solving the most pressing issue of our time. Here's how it can be done.
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Published in: ourEconomyThe ‘flexible’ gig economy is not such a great option for women after all
Flexibility is difficult for many workers to take advantage of in practice.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaProtests in the global south: Ecuador and Chile facing an uncertain economic order
Protests in the global south, particularly in Chile and Ecuador, appear to be the result of long range monetarist...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhy aren’t Americans rising up like the people of Chile and Lebanon?
With more Americans demanding an alternative to a system that doesn’t serve their needs, the tinder for a...
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Published in: hriBRICS countries to build digital sovereignty
The push towards digital sovereignty is frequently criticized as a Trojan horse for authoritarian measures. It's...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionBread, Roses and Broadband too?
Publicly owned fibre networks don’t just mean free WiFi. From energy grids to smart transport, they will be the...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionLabour’s plans for free broadband are radical – but so are the tax reforms that fund it
The party wants to get rid of the system which allows companies to slash their tax bills using clever accounting games.
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Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion‘Broadband communism’? Outside the UK, public broadband is a raving success
Around the world governments are taking the lead developing digital infrastructure. Nowhere is this more evident...
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Published in: ourEconomyCelebrating poverty: the IMF in Egypt
Under IMF reforms, a third of Egyptians are living in poverty. But western institutions are celebrating their ‘success’.
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Published in: ourEconomyPrecarious work makes women more vulnerable to gender-based violence
That’s why the recent ILO convention on violence and harassment at work is so important. Governments need to take it further.
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionRentier Capitalism is breeding neo-fascism
Faced with a crisis of awesome proportions, we must develop a strategy for re-embedding the economy in society.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChile: an illusion
After weeks of mass daily demonstrations, all the rubbish that Chile had swept under the rug began to be revealed,...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Why it keeps kicking off everywhere: ‘Order’ versus social justice from the Balkans, to the Middle East, to the Andes
This is a cold war fought by “leaders” willing to maintain their privilege at all costs, to the detriment of a...