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¿Volverán los buitres a Argentina?

Tratar de exprimir más de la Argentina durante una pandemia de la Covid-19 será contraproducente porque costará vidas y socavará el crecimiento futuro. English

By Sharan Burrow

/ 19 May 2020

English ‘exceptionalism’ despite Italy’s warning

Seeing ourselves as others see us, Italian-style.

By Alice Figes

/ 19 May 2020

English ‘exceptionalism’ despite Italy’s warning

We must stop law firms from cashing in on the pandemic – before it's too late

Corporations and law firms are preparing to sue states for actions that have saved lives. We must not let that happen.

By Cecilia Olivet and Pia Eberhardt

/ 19 May 2020

We must stop law firms from cashing in on the pandemic – before it's too late

The European Union as seen from Bergamo: post-populism or renaissance?

In Bergamo and all the communities coping with this crisis, what seemed impossible is already happening now, for the common good.

By Alessandro Sancino, Michele Bertola and Mauro Magatti

/ 19 May 2020

The European Union as seen from Bergamo: post-populism or renaissance?

Exclusive: Countries to face a ‘wave’ of corporate lawsuits challenging emergency COVID-19 measures

Top law firms are preparing to ‘cash in’ on the pandemic by helping corporations sue states for measures that have impaired profits.

By Laura Basu, Laurie Macfarlane and Aaron White

/ 19 May 2020

Exclusive: Countries to face a ‘wave’ of corporate lawsuits challenging emergency COVID-19 measures

I used to support my family, but now I can't even afford to buy bread

I’m an informal market trader in South Africa and the breadwinner in our family of four. But now rely on handouts to feed my family. #HumansofCOVID19

By Rendani Sirwali

/ 19 May 2020

I used to support my family, but now I can't even afford to buy bread

No business-as-usual scenario: 10 points for an EU Corona action plan

Expertocracy is not the same as democracy: the legitimation question must be raised, and psychological aspects of public opinion considered.

By Florian Hartleb

/ 19 May 2020

No business-as-usual scenario: 10 points for an EU Corona action plan

Spain’s radical right party might need some recovery from the coronavirus

Neither widespread popular disaffection with the government nor equally widespread disenchantment with the European Union have helped Vox advance in the polls.

By Hans-Georg Betz

/ 19 May 2020

Spain’s radical right party might need some recovery from the coronavirus

Rojava: statelessness in a time of pandemic

Lack of international recognition as a state has disastrous consequences on an area already suffering from war and displacement.

By Anna Rebrii

/ 19 May 2020

Rojava: statelessness in a time of pandemic

France: handling the abuse of power in the coronavirus epidemic

The Conseil has sided with the authorities in most of its decisions since the start of the lockdown. But not on drones.

By Chris Myant

/ 18 May 2020

France: handling the abuse of power in the coronavirus epidemic

Que la injusticia de las terapias contra el sida en África no se repita con el COVID-19

Mi tío ayudó a desarrollar fármacos esenciales contra el sida, y luego murió por no poder pagarlos. Esto no debería pasar otra vez. English

By Lydia Namubiru

/ 18 May 2020

Que la injusticia de las terapias contra el sida en África no se repita con el COVID-19

US vs. THEM – corona crisis exposes social cleavages in Romania

Knee-jerk reactions to Romanians returning home reflect broader processes of social distancing, set in motion long before the virus appeared on the scene.

By Magdalena Ulceluse

/ 18 May 2020