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Stop blaming ordinary people for the UK’s pandemic failures

Published in: 28 March 2020 Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by: Adam Ramsay

Boris Johnson has presided over a public policy disaster. Now, he wants you to blame your neighbours. Don't.

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The Northern Irish ghost companies that mask crime worldwide

26 March 2020

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Exploitation of workers, corruption and money-laundering, all kept in the shadows by lax regulation. Could Northern...
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#Clapforcarers: why grassroots solidarity against Coronavirus matters

27 March 2020

Written by: Paolo Gerbaudo All articles by Paolo Gerbaudo

As people see that we all depend for our safety on the state and its health system, they realise that contra...
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Can the coronavirus save the planet?

26 March 2020

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The corona crisis signifies a civilization that is dying. But it also shows a 'pluriverse' of other worlds rising up.
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The US-China coronavirus feud leaves us all worse off

27 March 2020

Written by: Wilfred Chan All articles by Wilfred Chan

As tensions rise between China and the US, workers on both sides will be the ultimate losers.
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Four ways you can take caring action around coronavirus - even if you’re overwhelmed

26 March 2020

Written by: Sandra Kim All articles by Sandra Kim

Here are some ideas from the US on how to care for yourself, your loved ones, your community and those most affected.
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Job vacancy: US Investigative Editor, Tracking the Backlash

26 March 2020

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We are looking for an experienced and accomplished investigative journalist to lead our work tracking the backlash...

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Covid, conflict, climate – and our crying need to be more resilient

Published on: 28 March 2020

Written by: Dan Smith All articles by Dan Smith

As we look to the future and come out of lockdown and other restrictions, we have to act.

Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion

Why is the US so exceptionally vulnerable to Covid-19?

Published on: 27 March 2020

Written by: Nicolas J S Davies All articles by Nicolas J S Davies

With a corrupt political system and trillions wasted on war, the US is uniquely unfit to tackle a pandemic.

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Cultural stockpiling: mind food in pandemic lockdown

Published on: 27 March 2020

The openDemocracy team's recommendations for books, music, films and TV that will get you through the crisis.

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Following the coronavirus money trail

Published on: 27 March 2020

Written by: Gary Stevenson All articles by Gary Stevenson

Central banks are printing money on an unprecedented scale. Unless governments act, most of this will end up in the...

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What the ‘war on terror’ can teach us about the fight against COVID-19

Published on: 27 March 2020

Written by: Richard McNeil Willson All articles by Richard McNeil Willson

‘Extremism’ must not be cast as an epidemic. But we can learn relevant lessons from the problems created in countering it.

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Should countries build stockpiles of essential supplies?

Published on: 26 March 2020

Written by: Chris Baraniuk All articles by Chris Baraniuk

The coronavirus has led to a sharp spike in the demand for basic supplies. But the principle of stockpiling goods is not new.

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The Irish Buddhist monk who faced down the British Empire

Published on: 26 March 2020

Written by: Laurence Cox All articles by Laurence Cox

Dhammaloka’s story sheds new light on the history of non-violent resistance

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We must undo a decade of disastrous NHS reforms

Published on: 26 March 2020

Written by: Ameen Kamlana All articles by Ameen Kamlana

Covid-19 shows how our health service has been undermined

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Coronavirus has strengthened the case for the BBC

Published on: 26 March 2020

Written by: Jonathan Hardy All articles by Jonathan Hardy

The right has been desperate to sell of the BBC for years. But Covid-19 shows why we need public service broadcasting.

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Yemen: the COVID-19 pandemic threatens the war torn country

Published on: 26 March 2020

Written by: Helen Lackner All articles by Helen Lackner

The 5th anniversary of the war in Yemen is a time for stock taking about the changes in the past year and prospects...

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How is Ecuador facing up to COVID-19?

Published on: 26 March 2020

Written by: Gabriela Ruiz Agila All articles by Gabriela Ruiz Agila

The government wants to prevent mass gatherings of people, but this is made difficult because the informal economy...

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Nature is a comfort under lockdown. But what will be left for our children?

Published on: 25 March 2020

Written by: Tom Engelhardt All articles by Tom Engelhardt

The temporary fall in CO2 emissions due to coronavirus has been a respite for the planet – it should be a wake-up...

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Letter: the UK needs a Universal Basic Income

Published on: 25 March 2020

Written by: Neil Howard All articles by Neil Howard

The Chancellor's measures to support workers in employment are welcome. Yet we must go further to make sure that...

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Londoners in lockdown are missing this magnificent monument

Published on: 25 March 2020

Written by: Anthony Barnett All articles by Anthony Barnett

The Tate Modern turbine hall is exhibiting a fountain of reconcilliation for imperial crimes

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Every cent lost to tax havens could be used to strengthen our health and social systems

Published on: 25 March 2020

Written by: Cynthia Umurungi All articles by Cynthia Umurungi

It’s women in the informal sector who are suffering the harshest effects of our broken tax system.

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New dimensions of terrorism: tracking right-wing inspired lone wolves

Published on: 25 March 2020

Written by: Florian Hartleb All articles by Florian Hartleb

The significance of the American position should not be underestimated, for they are also host to many of the most...

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The British government has abandoned the Global South to coronavirus

Published on: 25 March 2020

Written by: Dan Carden All articles by Dan Carden

The coronavirus pandemic could be a ticking time bomb for the world’s most vulnerable people. Yet just when global...

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To win power, Labour needs to heal England’s geographic divide

Published on: 25 March 2020

Written by: Paddy Bettington All articles by Paddy Bettington

Stemming the divergence of interests between cities and the rest of the country is vital for any progressive agenda.

NHS doctors and nurses practise their medical skills at the Army's Ebola training facility, near York, 2014

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‘Anticipatory anxiety’: Africa on the cusp of pandemic

Published on: 25 March 2020

Written by: Kerry Cullinan All articles by Kerry Cullinan

How will African health facilities cope with a flood of people with COVID-19? How can those living close together...

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France: is there such a thing as “Islamist separatism”?

Published on: 25 March 2020

Written by: Abderrahim Hafidi All articles by Abderrahim Hafidi

What does it mean when the French president Emmanuel Macron warns of "Islamist separatism"?

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