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BLM, racism and anti-police-violence demonstrations across the globe

The violent death of George Floyd last week by a police officer and several police bystanders initiated demonstrations and other democratic responses first across the United States, and then around the world. The protests are directed against racism and police violence, to show their solidarity with the urgent plea of [...]

June 5, 2020|News|

Our biggest challenge is racism

After the killing of George Floyd this week, following other recent high-profile killings of innocent African-Americans by law enforcement or private citizens shielded by law enforcement, we want to share with you today's words of the Interim President of the City University of New York's Graduate Center, James Muyskens. We [...]

May 29, 2020|News|

Deepening partisan divides over Corona virus in the US

As the US is nearing the number of 100,000 death from the corona virus outbreak, new data suggest a deepening divide along party lines. According to a new AP-NORC poll, Republicans are significantly more likely to resume their pre-outbreak activities than Democrats as states are easing restrictions. This includes things [...]

May 26, 2020|News|

What gives us hope

The Covid-19 crisis persists and takes terrible tolls on life, health and livelihood, highlights and deepens racial and social inequalities and injustices, exposes problems or failures of capitalism and political decision-making, permeating all aspects of society. There are a few developments that give cause for hope though, which we observed [...]

May 22, 2020|News|
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