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Schwerpunkt

The US and EU must waive the patents

Big Pharma claims that a lack of manufacturing capacity, not patents, are thwarting more vaccine production. That's a lie. We need a TRIPS waiver now

By Lori Wallach

Reuters

Work and digitalisation

Our care workers deserve more than just applause

Across Europe, care workers have been on the frontline of the fight against Covid-19. Now, their demands should guide the post-pandemic recovery

By Lisa Pelling, Tobias Baudin, Philipp Fink

Reuters

Economy and ecology

A new era for environmental protection

The Escazú Treaty — which came into effect last week — could help combat eco-social violence and environmental exploitation in Latin America

By Astrid Becker

Reuters

European integration

The Balkans’ demons of ethno-nationalism

Aggressive ethno-nationalism is once again poisoning the Western Balkans. A recently leaked ‘non-paper’ envisions new borders along ethnic lines

By Ralf Melzer

Reuters

Democracy and society

Why Covid-19 is running amok in India

In India, more than a third of a million Covid-19 cases are being reported daily. It's an extreme example of the privileging of profits over lives

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters

Democracy and society

Scotland’s independence election

This May’s election will mark a decisive moment in the Scottish independence debate. But the path to another referendum is paved with uncertainty

By Anthony Salamone

Reuters

Interviews

'The pandemic cannot be defeated by vaccination alone'

The success of Chile's vaccination campaign has proved to be its undoing. Simone Reperger reports from Santiago de Chile

Democracy and society

The Trump presidency: just a shard of dystopic memory

As Joe Biden is wrapping up his first 100 days, the Trump presidency seems all but forgotten. Perhaps that's because it didn't shape an era after all

By Marco Bitschnau