In 2012, the then-president Barack Obama filled with hope thousands of young people who were in this land without the papers to authorise it. However, a few days ago a US court declared this initiative illegal and remanded the case to a lower court. Today, they are waiting while other […]
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Prison was a “death sentence” for those featured in Inquest’s damning report
Inquest has published a report revealing new data and sharing the harrowing stories of 22 Black and racially minoritised people whose deaths in prison were “preventable and premature”. The report reflects the prevalence of institutionalised racism, systemic violence, and neglect in England and Wales’ prison system. Sophia Purdy-Moore / The Canary […]
Brazil: A general contempt for human life
If there is one country on earth where the pandemic has been ill-managed, it is Brazil. The leader of the ‘coronavirus-denial’ movement and right-wing populist candidate Jair Bolsonaro presided over this calamity which pushed 83.5% of the labour market in Brazil into a state of vulnerability.
Time to rethink the Social Contract
Latin America in a post-Covid world While the rapid containment response initially slowed the infection rate, many social and economic factors hindered the containment of the virus. While governments stepped in and provided financial assistance to those most in need, many were left out. Rethinking the social contract could pave […]
A majority in the UK support transformational policies
A survey by the Common Ground campaign shows that, contrary to popular opinion, Britain is a progressive country crying out for transformational change. The research analysed over 1,800 data sources and found that the UK is an overwhelmingly progressive country calling out for bold solutions to the crises we […]
















