Claire Fauset was in Spain to hear leftwing politicians and social movements strike a claim for a new Europe.
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Greece, Austerity, Brexit: What might a Plan B for Europe look like?
- Claire Fauset
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- 11 Mar 2016
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Who gives a damn about democracy?
Roberto Savio argues for a revival and re-engagement, before it is too late.
- Roberto Savio
- Issue 490
- 11 Mar 2016
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Crocodile smiles and con tricks
Fiona Broom reports from Nepal on the scandal of the ‘orphanage industry’.
- Fiona Broom
- Issue 490
- 10 Mar 2016
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Oil on the skids
The quiet power of oil and money has for decades enabled Saudi Arabia to buy silence and influence. But not for much longer, predicts Nafeez Ahmed.
- Nafeez Ahmed
- Issue 490
- 10 Mar 2016
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Photo gallery: Perilous hope for refugees heading to Greece
As Europe turns its back on refugees, Neal McQueen turns his camera on them, and those who are helping.
- Neal McQueen
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- 9 Mar 2016
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Angolan activists jailed for reading
They were arrested for organizing a bookstore discussion in the capital, Luanda. Marc Herzog reports.
- Marc Herzog
- Issue 490
- 9 Mar 2016
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Peru’s merry-go-rounders
Peruvians head to polling stations across the Andean nation, Lucas Iberico Lozada reports.
- Lucas Iberico Lozada
- Issue 490
- 8 Mar 2016
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Blogs
If Google and Facebook can flip elections does code now rule the real world?
Internet users used to be worried about government control of the web but the opposite may be true, writes Chris Spannos
- Chris Spannos
- 11 Mar 2016
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Hail Caesar! The personal whim of not so fair trade
The struggle for real Fairtrade is reminiscent of gladiator battles, writes Ben O’Hanlon.
- Ben O'Hanlon
- 8 Mar 2016
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Worse than fiction: discrimination against women
Too often our legal system privileges the status quo instead of protecting the vulnerable, writes Brian Loffler.
- Brian Loffler
- 8 Mar 2016
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The EU-Turkey summit exposes our inhumanity to refugees
Open and democratic societies cannot be built on fear and hatred, writes Nick Dearden.
- Nick Dearden
- 8 Mar 2016
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Dalits and Adivasis protest their unequal share in 2016 budget
The new scheme lacks understanding and will continue to marginalize the most vulnerable, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- 4 Mar 2016
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Universalizing environmental and human rights
Doug Weir explains why these rights are especially important during times of armed conflict.