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The Racial Stereotypes Infecting American Police Departments
How longstanding cultures of bias are leading to the senseless killings of black men and women. David K. Shipler Within the array of stereotypes inflicted upon…
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Bangladesh silencing voices with Digital Security Act
The law, in force since 2018, muzzles dissent and criticism of the ruling Awami League Sabria Chowdhury Balland “If all mankind minus one were of one…
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America’s Compromised State
The lack of a coordinated national response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States has predictably resulted in an unmitigated economic and public-health disaster. The…
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We must listen to the voices from the frontlines of the pandemic
One of the distinguishing features of the global Covid-19 pandemic has been to expose who the frontline workers around the world are and who the frontline…
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Oxford immunologist on coronavirus vaccine: our early results look highly promising
A vaccine against COVID-19 is urgently needed if we’re to stop the virus spreading and prevent potentially millions of further deaths. We’re now one step closer…
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Landscape of post-pandemic transnational higher education
The COVID-19 pandemic impacts the landscape of transnational higher education (TNHE) in three dimensions: student mobility, economic recession and international political tension. As a health catastrophe,…
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Situation Update on COVID-19, 21 July 2020
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The Reward for Wage-Cuts is Disaster
There is no return to pre-crisis normality. The new lessons must be learned quickly, otherwise an economic catastrophe is imminent. The course must now be set…
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When It Comes to the Uyghur Genocide, the World Cannot Be a Bystander
We have all seen the videos. A person collapses in the street, a car hits a pedestrian, or someone assaults an innocent passerby. Then to our…
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“Outright Lies”: Voting Misinformation Flourishes on Facebook
While the social media giant says it opposes voter suppression, the data shows a stark picture: Nearly half of all top-performing posts that mentioned voting by…
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