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Published in: 50.50: OpinionRepublicans still have ‘tremendous affection for dictators’
OPINION: Putin may have fallen out of favour, but Republicans still admire right-wing authoritarian leaders
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: AnalysisBrazilian democracy will emerge stronger from this day of infamy
Lula and his government must take a hard line against the Bolsonaristas’ coup plotters and their financial backers
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionBolsonaro is leaving office, but his far-right movement is here to stay
Opinion: The outgoing Brazilian president is merely a symptom of the conservative tide sweeping Latin America
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionThe US Christian Right groups actively involved in voter suppression
OPINION: Religious and anti-abortion groups are trying to restrict voting rights ahead of the midterm elections
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Published in: Home: OpinionOur ‘democracy’ is taking away our rights. It’s time for change
Overturning Roe v Wade shows we need direct democracy. Here’s how the Left could make it happen
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaLast year of Trump in the US?
What can we expect from Trump for next year? What could happen with the current impeachment case? Español
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThis “strong man” populism is alarmingly familiar to people here fleeing human rights abuses
The Trump and Johnson administrations’ attacks on the judiciary and lawmakers are part of a broader rise of...
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Published in: ourEconomyDude! Where’s my democracy?
People turn to authoritarian leaders not because they distrust democracy but because our system is fundamentally...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaAll or nothing: a Green New Deal for Central America
The Trump administration is already campaigning for the upcoming elections and its main target is an easy fragile...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaMass shootings in the US: the epidemic worsens
In less than 13 hours, two mass shooters in Texas and Ohio left 23 dead and 53 injured. These are only two massacres...
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Published in: 50.50Trump’s is not the first US administration to ignore facts, and slash aid for women’s healthcare
A little-known but influential lobby group in Virginia has fuelled ultra-conservative defunding campaigns for decades.
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Published in: 50.50Not a straight, white man? US religious conservatives are coming for you
Unless you are part of the narrow demographic of rich, white men deemed to have rights in 1776, this new Trump...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTrump’s peace plan and the future of Palestine
Will the ‘Deal of the Century' force the Palestinian Authority to find a new approach?
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaNew congresswomen give hope in confronting a deeply racist US president
Despite the president appearing to be untouchable, a new wave of congresswomen are challenging his racist policies...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe missing three-letter word in the Iran crisis
Oil’s enduring sway in U.S. policy in the Middle East
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTwo Iraqi peace activists confront a Trumpian world
As the Trump administration weighs war, Iraqis prepare a carnival for peace
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIt’s less about Iran and more about stability in the Middle East
History suggests that attempts to exclude such regional powers produce instability, or worse.
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Published in: 50.50How angry men's rights activists online helped propel Trump to victory
New academic research reveals the ‘Red Pill’ effect and how a men’s rights forum radicalised its members to back...
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Published in: 50.50Why Trump’s US is wrong on abortion – and what it can learn from Rwanda
The US is going after women with harsh abortion laws. But criminalisation only makes abortion unsafe. That’s why...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaCould Middle East policy be Sanders' biggest strength against Trump for 2020?
What would a Sanders presidency mean for those who have long suffered due to American interventionism in the Middle East?