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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Arab world between a formidable virus and a repressive stateWhat does the coronavirus pandemic spell for democracy in the Arab world?
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Published in: Global ExtremesCoping with crisis: How much “resilience” is on display?Covid-19 shows the idea people triumph alone over adversity is a myth – it takes the support and resources of a society.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUK coronavirus guidance could cause spike in child deaths, doctors warnExperts demand change in public messaging, warning that confused parents are too scared to take sick kids to hospital or GPs.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Coronavirus: is this Snark in fact a Boojum?On the future of capitalism after the pandemic.
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Published in: openMovementsCovid-19 crisis and long-term transformations: alternatives from IndiaWill the Government of India listen to us, or go back to business as usual, content to handle the next emergency in...
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Published in: 50.50‘Absurd’ rules obstruct abortion access in Italy during COVID-19Abortion has been legal in Italy for 40 years but guidelines say medical terminations must occur in hospitals – now...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA call for sanity and tolerance in Iran at a time of national emergencyAn open letter to Iran’s head of judiciary and deputy leader of Iran’s council of experts, Hojat-ol Eslam Ebrahim Raissi.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Clapping for anti-modernism and nationalist submissionDissident remarks on the current period.
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Published in: Home: InvestigationSign up to our coronavirus DemocracyWatch newsletterRegimes around the world are rushing through anti-democratic measures. Sign up to our newsletter to follow the crackdown.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCoronavirus, risk society and the return of the StateThe new coronavirus crisis is turning everything upside down.Español
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Published in: Global ExtremesResilience, radicalisation and democracy in the COVID-19 PandemicWith lockdowns, an already alarming situation of vulnerability to political manipulation is at risk of becoming a...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionI’ll tell you what’s ramping up – my anger at the UK government’s disingenuous scriptMinisters talk as if the COVID-19 outbreak is all going to plan. I love escapist fantasy too, but the facts suggest...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionWhat does the coronavirus tell us about the West’s image of Asia – and itself?In a time of pandemic and radical uncertainty, we face tests of individualism, governance, globalised capitalism,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCOVID-19 in Iraq: the virus of social inequalityThe coronavirus is above all a fight against the corrupt state and the social inequalities produced by it.
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Published in: TransformationCoronavirus and climate activism: five common lessonsThe pandemic is a testing ground for how to address the climate crisis, and vice-versa.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?“After coronavirus” – Macron's promise“Bruno le Maire explained solemnly that France was a rich country… We can spend in this moment of crisis… But spend on what?”
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSectarianism will not defeat coronavirus: no one is immuneAre religious ideologues on coronavirus threatening to tear apart the much needed human solidarity to overcome the pandemic?
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionA letter in support of Albin Kurti's acting governmentIntellectuals and academics stand in solidarity with Albin Kurti and the citizens of Kosovo in these difficult times.
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Published in: HomeUK security services face some awkward questions when the pandemic is overThe government knew that pandemics were a major threat – and that the NHS was not ready to handle one. So why have...
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationEcuador and Costa Rica promise to probe US-backed ‘crisis pregnancy centres’Health authorities say they'll open formal investigations following openDemocracy's reporting – though it’s unclear...
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