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It is time to end the de facto colonial status of Puerto Rico that has persisted since the end of...

Refugee child holding up a sign reading 'we are human like you'

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US Asylum Laws Must Catch up With the Reality of Today’s Refugees

by Lynn Stephen

2021/02/18

The US must rethink its asylum system and accommodate the reality of today’s refugees from Central America and elsewhere.

Students with face masks go upstairs to their classrooms at the Petri primary school in Dortmund, western Germany, on August 12, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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As America Accelerates Vaccine Distribution, Curiosity Turns to Kids

by Lori Lennon

There are steps that must be taken now to create the collective participation of vaccinating children when the COVID-19 vaccine...

Alexey Navalny turned his February 2 hearing into a blistering attack on Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Democracy at Risk

Caged in Court, Navalny Mocks Putin and Chases Fans

2021/02/12

Confined in a glass box in a Moscow courtroom, Alexei Navalny berated the judge, mocked a prison official and sparred...

Myanmar's military regime have arrested many pro-democracy activists following this week's coup.

Democracy at Risk

Myanmar’s Democracy Veterans, Once Again Political Prisoners

2021/02/06

Myanmar's military takeover stunned the world and brought a decade-long democratic experiment to a halt, but for lifelong democracy activists,...

A health worker holds a bottle of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine.

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The Sputnik V Vaccine: A Scientific and Political Win for Russia

2021/02/03

First greeted with scepticism, experts have since been convinced of the effectiveness of the Russian coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V, with...

Syrian children at a COVID-19 workshop organized by medical volunteers at a camp near the town of Atme.

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Human Rights Watch Urges Fair Covid Vaccine Rollout in Syria

2021/02/02

Human Rights Watch urged support for aid groups to ensure "equitable" distribution of coronavirus vaccines across all of war-torn Syria,...

An Eritrean woman and her child at the Mai Aini refugee camp in northern Ethiopia.

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Eritrean Refugees Caught in Crossfire of Ethiopia’s Tigray War

2021/02/01

Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia fear their suffering may not be over, as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed strains to end a...

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There Is No Vaccine for Selfishness

by Edward C. Halperin

2021/01/29

In a democracy, people have a combination of individual rights as well as duties. Wearing masks to reduce the risk...

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day Should Serve as Call to Action

by Stacy Gallin

Ensuring that “Never Again” is more than just a rallying cry requires a lasting commitment to learn how to use...

Women protesting sexual harassment outside the Croatian parliament in October 2018.

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‘You Are Not Alone’: Balkan Women Seize #MeToo Moment

2021/01/27

A #MeToo movement across the Balkans started after a Serbian actress accused her former drama teacher of rape last week.

A woman leaves after receiving the Covid-19 shot at the Al-Abbas Islamic Centre, which has been converted into a temporary vaccination center in Birmingham.

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UK Imams Mobilize to Counter Covid Vaccine Disinformation

2021/01/22

Imams across Britain are helping a drive to dispel coronavirus disinformation, using Friday sermons and their influential standing within Muslim...

As members of the Covax facility, the poorest nations are expecting their first doses in February.

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Covax: The Global Plan to Share Covid Vaccines

2021/01/21

The Covax program, bolstered by the new US presidency on Thursday, aims to secure enough Covid-19 vaccines this year for...

President Donald Trump sits alongside Kellyanne Conway, counselor to the president, during a meeting on the opioid epidemic in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on June 12, 2019.

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Queen Rat Conway Swims for Safe Harbor: Too Little Too Late?

by Stephen J. Lyons

In the wake of a failed violent US coup instigated for over four years by Kellyanne Conway’s mentor Trump, she...

Medical personnel is given the Pfizer-Biontech Covid-19 corona virus vaccine at the Favoriten Clinic in Vienna, Austria, on December 27, 2020

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The Vaccine Battle Highlights the Need to Communicate Science

by Lori Lennon

2021/01/20

To have any hope of getting back to some semblance of normalcy, the safety and efficacy of coronavirus vaccines must...

President Donald Trump in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House.

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Threatening Democracy: The Choice Between Progress and Extremism Has Never Been So Clear

by Peter Bloom

The US now faces a clear choice: finally fronting the root causes of extremism or continuing to try to treat...

Jake Angeli speaks to a US Capitol Police officer.

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American Democracy Will Prevail

by Saad Hafiz

American democracy will prevail, but the challenges to liberal democracy from populism and anti-democratic forces won’t disappear after Trump’s departure.

People march against climate change in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on October 13, 2018.

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NGOs Accuse France of Climate Inaction in Landmark Court Case

2021/01/13

A Paris court will begin hearing a complaint brought by NGOs backed by two million citizens accusing the French state...

Pro-Trump protester in front of Capitol Hill.

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Riots at Capitol Hill: Darkness Before the Dawn?

by Stacy Gallin

Perhaps January 6 can be remembered as the dawn of a new day when America comes together, united, and heeds...

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Conspiracists and Gun Activists: The Trump Loyalists Who Stormed The Capitol

2021/01/12