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The COVID-19 pandemic is dominating the news, and rightly so. This pandemic is a human rights crisis, and millions of people are at risk. However, it is crucially important that the media continue to report on what else is happening in different countries around the world. In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, a journalist […] More
The Democratic Party in the US has once again undertaken its mission to remove the biggest obstacle to achieving the promise of efficiency in democratic government. It consists of preventing people — in this case, its own voters — from having a voice in democracy. Can America’s Progressive Movement Thrive Without Bernie Sanders? READ MORE […] More
A rebel member of the US Congress, Justin Amash, has signalled an expected run for the White House as a Libertarian in a move that could disrupt the November presidential election. On Tuesday night he unveiled his website outlining his campaign, and announced the launch of an exploratory committee, the traditional forerunner to an official […] More
A lot has changed since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Wuhan, China, in December last year. While much remains unknown about the new coronavirus, COVID-19 has since spread rapidly from its origin in China to every corner of the world except Antarctica. Unlike previous health crises such as SARS (severe acute respiratory […] More
Play Video 2:19 Former Democratic presidential nominee and secretary of state Hillary Clinton has endorsed Joe Biden for president, saying the former vice-president has ‘been preparing for this moment his whole life’ Coronavirus: US reaches 1 million confirmed cases Quiz: How much do you know about the coronavirus? More
Findings underscore partisan divide over voting as Democrats push to ease restrictions while Republicans defend them A poll worker cleans stations as Baltimore holds a special election for Maryland’s seventh congressional district on 28 April. Photograph: Tom Brenner/Reuters As America hurtles towards the critical 2020 presidential election during the Covid-19 pandemic, less than half of […] More
Last week, on William Shakespeare’s 456th birthday, US President Donald Trump — presumably under the influence of James Joyce, whom The Donald undoubtedly remembers as the author of “Finnegan’s Woke” — let the stream of his semi-consciousness guide his thoughts along a meandering medicalized path traversed by rivers of ultraviolet light subcutaneously striving to bleach […] More
April has been a hard month for the largest and most populous Latin American country. While the whole world is engulfed in the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed over 200,000 globally to date and unleashed an unprecedented economic crisis, Brazil has also been going through political upheaval. The combination of health, economic and political emergencies […] More
