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How Germany plans to uphold human rights in supply chains

Most companies disregard human rights and social standards in their supply chains. A German law may finally change that

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Mali faces a political crisis

The confrontation between the government and a broad protest movement is escalating. And there's no solution in sight

By Christian Klatt

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Migrants deserve better protection

While exposing how essential they are to the system, the pandemic has grave consequences for migrants and refugees

By Felix Braunsdorf and Stefan Rother

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Serbia's authoritarian turn

Western Balkan countries are Europe’s new corona hotspot. In Serbia, state repression of citizens' anger is turning violent

By Max Brändle

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Facebook can’t be reformed

The US movements for abolishing prisons and defunding the police provide a helpful lens through which to view Facebook

By Charlie Warzel

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A slaughterhouse for workers

It’s not Romanians spreading the virus, it’s capitalism. The exploitation of workers in German meat factories has to end

By Vladimir Bogoeski

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Nigeria's voice against racism has gone missing

After independence, Nigeria championed the cause of black people everywhere. So why did it remain silent after the murder of George Floyd?

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Protests, the left and the power of democracy

The American left should not squander the sea-change in public opinion of recent weeks by only preaching to the converted

By Sheri Berman

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American traumas

The US social contract has always been based on white people coming first. This has never been resolved

By Karin Pettersson

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India's growing surveillance state

The country’s intelligence agencies have little to no independent oversight. The Covid-19 crisis has exacerbated the problem