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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionThe good, the bad, and the ugly of the US Capitol insurrectionThe scenes of the insurrection in the United States Capitol last Wednesday, January 6, will go down in history as...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionDonald Trump, the scorpion, and the assault on the shining city on the hillThe assault on the Capitol shook American democracy for a few hours. The lesson democracies should learn is: Beware...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe assault on the Capitol was shameful. But defending the status quo isn’t the answerInstead of taking sides in a civil war within the establishment, we should ask a simple question: how can we build a...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow the West supports Egypt’s military dictatorshipWhile human rights groups condemn President al-Sisi’s regime, he receives European arms deals, American aid, and...
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Published in: Home: OpinionThe pundits who said we had little to fear from Trump were wrong. So what now?The outgoing president’s instincts were always authoritarian – which is why, even now, speaking out is vital.
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Published in: HomeDemocrats control the Senate. Now they must learn why they wonWith Washington in violent turmoil, Georgia’s historic result provides a model for rebuilding trust in a broken...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightIn western Europe, right wing terrorism is on the riseThe rise of right-wing violence coincided with the rise in popularity of right-wing populist parties in the West...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationGuernsey: Searching for truth in a tax haven electionBack on my Channel Island home during the pandemic, researching a secretive taxpayer investment made me realise just...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe tamed and the untameable: How the establishment is serving Bolsonaro's authoritarianismWho is more threatening to Brazil’s democracy? Bolsonaro – an openly and unapologetically authoritarian...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFour years later, Colombia's Peace Agreement advances at a snail's paceMore than four years after the signing of the Peace Agreement in Colombia, democraciaAbierta looked at the progress...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyrian prison literature and human rights: an interview with Shareah TaleghaniLiterature about prison has actually assisted international campaigns in the release of individual detainees.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: Opinion2020 saw the physical and moral disintegration of Brazilian societyThe failure shown in the face of the pandemic is repeated monotonously in all plans and areas of action of a...
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Published in: Home: OpinionWill Trump push Democrats to victory in Georgia?In Trump country, the president’s war with facts and his own party is causing chaos – but not as Democrats might hope.
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Published in: Home: OpinionI never thought Democrats could win Georgia. Could it happen twice?The critical Senate run-off race is too close to call. But a massive voter mobilisation effort may just tip the balance.
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Published in: ourEconomyPodcast: Andra Gillespie on Georgia’s Senate runoffsIn an extended conversation, the Atlanta based political scientist outlines why the traditionally Republican state...
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Published in: 50.50Poland’s abortion rights protesters prepare for revolution“We’re entering a second stage of the revolution, and everyone’s invited” #12DaysofResistance
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Published in: 50.50Meet the Black feminist politician shaking up Dutch politicsSylvana Simons’ party will stand in the 2021 Dutch general election. ‘We’re activating people who’ve never felt...
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Published in: 50.507 ways women of colour resisted racism this yearWomen are leading anti-racist activism around the world, from Black Brazilians running for election to Germany’s...
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Published in: 50.50Queer Nigerians face police brutality. Why were they erased from #EndSARS?The mass demonstrations in October 2020 united the nation, but not everyone was welcome. Just ask the queer and...
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Published in: ourEconomyZimbabwe citizens demand accountability from government over debt in a landmark high court rulingCrippling debt and endemic corruption are all too familiar stories, but the ruling marks a small victory in the...
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