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The neoliberal fuel to the anti-gender movement

If progressives want to fight the movement against so-called ‘gender ideology’, they need to break with neoliberalism

Reuters

A call to arms 2.0

In Colombia, a FARC splinter group has announced rearmament. But that doesn’t mean the end of the peace process

By Kristina Birke Daniels

Reuters

'A stage victory for the opposition in Moscow'

Peer Teschendorf in Moscow on the results of the local elections and what they mean for Putin's grip on power

By Peer Teschendorf

Reuters

It is not enough to condemn Trump’s racism

The nation’s ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them

Reuters

Racism comes out of the closet

Anyone who describes Trump as a ‘populist’ now had their moment of truth. He’s not a populist, he’s a white supremacist

By Paul Krugman

Reuters

Using tariffs to punish migrants

Trump attacks immigration and aggravates its causes. But Mexico’s humanitarian approach has also failed

By Sandra Weiss

Reuters

Duty-bound to protect

Human rights are not negotiable. German and European companies must protect them throughout the world

By Bärbel Kofler

Reuters

The gap between expectation and reality

The EU cannot close its eyes to the deaths in the Mediterranean. It has to find a humane response to migration patterns

By Lasse Juhl Morthorst

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Weaponizing cyber law

Autocratic regimes previously relied on legal and bureaucratic tools to impede civic activism. Now, they also use cyber law

By Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

Reuters

How social protection can empower women

Apart from employment opportunities, women need social support that accounts for the true extent of their responsibilities

By Phakama Ntshongwana and Nicola Ansell and Keetie Roelen