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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaVeiling and revolutions: from Algeria to SudanWith women leading revolutions in Sudan and Algeria, it is natural to wonder again, will Arab uprisings be finished by women?
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Published in: Frontline InsightsHow international solidarity saved an activist’s life in BurundiPierre-Claver Mbonimpa is a thorn in his government’s side, so he needed urgent help from supporters abroad when...
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Published in: 50.50Europe's far-right bid to take back 'Christian Europe'Focus on Russian 'interference' risks ignoring the growing role of American religious conservatives in fuelling the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Thoughts for my fascist brother in the North of Italy“Far from rejecting the ‘establishment’ they criticize, the League has always represented the interests of corporate...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?European politics: the ‘hidden hand’ and the ‘inevitable wave’As the European elections get under way, let us avoid conspiratorial geopolitics. Focusing on sinister figures is...
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Published in: 50.50“Solidarity is in the air”: Meet the bold, young women challenging Europe’s far right across bordersIn March, I travelled from London to Verona, Italy to join a historic protest for women’s and LGBTIQ rights – while...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Perceptions of Jews or perceptions of antisemitism?“I’m not neutral in this debate, as I’m an anti-Zionist diasporic Israeli Jew most of whose family have been...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Ius soli: Italy’s opportunity to harness much-needed talentIn the US, or anywhere else where there is birthright citizenship – a person like Great Nnachi would be American.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?It’s not so hilarious on the balconies of ItalyWhen a young woman embarrassed Matteo Salvini during another of his endless stream of selfies a week or so back: “do...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKHow can we meet the “grand challenges” of our time without bypassing democracy?There IS an alternative to market tyranny – a challenge-focused democratic economy. Part of openDemocracy's "Left...
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Published in: oDR“When we compromise, it’s as if we admit we’re not equal”: Anna Sharyhina on feminism and LGBT rights in UkraineOne of the founders of the feminist and LGBT movement in Kharkiv, Ukraine speaks on violence, tolerance and the...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta#Colombia the ghosts of war threaten peacePolitical uncertainty, the objections towards the peace process and the ghosts of war haunt Colombia today amid...
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Published in: 50.50Prosecco firm slammed for sponsoring summit of ‘racists, bigots and ultra nationalists’British restaurant critic and LGBT rights campaigners call for boycott over support for recent gathering of US,...
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Published in: 50.50Is your prosecco funding the far right?British restaurant critic Jay Rayner slams leading prosecco firm for sponsoring coalition of ‘racists, bigots and...
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Published in: TransformationIf life wins there will be no losersHow can we create a worldwide, permanent shift to regenerative culture in every sphere of life?
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Published in: openDemocracyUKRevolt or status quo: the options for UK voters in the European electionsIf the UK’s pro-European movement is to have a future it needs to change its game.
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Published in: Dark Money InvestigationsRevealed: Nigel Farage’s Brexit Party candidate spread "propaganda" for Balkan warlord, was 'bugged' by MI6John Kennedy distributed bogus claims of Bosnian war crimes and was suspected by intelligence services of funneling...
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Published in: HomeThe fight for inclusive peace in AfghanistanIn his short life he had developed a clear vision of what peace looked like – from the bottom up, working for the...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?PNL and ‘European Others’How France’s most successful rappers set about countering Europe's hegemonic narratives.
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Published in: 50.50Hundreds of Europeans ‘criminalised’ for helping migrants – as far right aims to win big in European electionsElderly women, priests and firefighters among those arrested, charged or ‘harassed’ by police for supporting...
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