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Will Johnson's coronavirus response violate human rights law?

Johnson is failing to consider the human rights of the vulnerable.

/ 16 Mar 2020

Will Johnson's coronavirus response violate human rights law?

Finance must serve society during the COVID-19 crisis – not disrupt it

The viral excesses of finance are to blame for the current market volatility. Tough measures should be taken to make finance work for the public good.

By Myriam Vander Stichele

/ 16 Mar 2020

Finance must serve society during the COVID-19 crisis – not disrupt it

For me, social distancing brings back difficult memories

Many of us quietly self-isolate, every day. Coronavirus has brought back a darkness I’d long buried. But this time, I know I’m not alone.

By Peter Geoghegan

/ 16 Mar 2020

For me, social distancing brings back difficult memories

Coronavirus and the radical right: conspiracy, disinformation, and xenophobia

How is the radical right using the COVID-19 pandemic to advance their political agenda?

By Julia deCook

/ 13 Mar 2020

Coronavirus and the radical right: conspiracy, disinformation, and xenophobia

How Trump’s coronavirus denialism echoes South Africa’s HIV policy disaster

Conspiracy theories, disregard for science and grandiosity are all hallmarks of the way South Africa’s former president Thabo Mbeki approached HIV.

By Kerry Cullinan

/ 13 Mar 2020

How Trump’s coronavirus denialism echoes South Africa’s HIV policy disaster

Governments must act to stop the coronavirus – but we can't return to business as usual

If our aim is to protect human and environmental health, restoring the status quo is not good enough. Thankfully, there is an alternative.

By Laurie Macfarlane

/ 12 Mar 2020

Governments must act to stop the coronavirus – but we can't return to business as usual

The entire UK may come to regret Sunak’s inadequate coronavirus budget

Vaccinating only part of the economy does little to improve collective resilience and protect public health.

By Caroline Molloy

/ 11 Mar 2020

The entire UK may come to regret Sunak’s inadequate coronavirus budget

The coronavirus has exposed the dangers of an economy built on insecurity

The outbreak has shown that we are only as safe as the most vulnerable in society. When many workers lack basic protections, we all suffer.

By Katherine Hearst

/ 11 Mar 2020

The coronavirus has exposed the dangers of an economy built on insecurity

Italy: the epidemic vs. democracy

Only a true democratic consensus on what must be done will make more stringent and efficient measures possible if these are necessary.

By Antonia Williams-Annunziata

/ 10 Mar 2020

Inside Italian public hospitals, a US-linked anti-abortion network is ‘humiliating’ women

An Italian federation of anti-abortion activists, linked to the US religious Right, is ‘infiltrating’ hospitals to stop abortions. I saw them in action (Italiano)

By Francesca Visser

/ 9 Mar 2020

Inside Italian public hospitals, a US-linked anti-abortion network is ‘humiliating’ women

Mujeres mexicanas harán paro laboral para exigir fin a feminicidios

Millones pudieran unirse a la primera huelga laboral para mujeres del país, para exigir acciones gubernamentales contra la violencia de género. In English

By Isabella Cota

/ 5 Mar 2020

Mujeres mexicanas harán paro laboral para exigir fin a feminicidios

The great fear of coronavirus: Panic! in the supermarket

Most of the commentary on coronavirus tends to overlook the fact that a response to a crisis doesn't necessarily have to be negative.

By Srećko Horvat

/ 4 Mar 2020

The great fear of coronavirus: Panic! in the supermarket