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When 3 million people – women, men, gay, Black, cisgender, immigrant and native-born – took to the streets of American cities this past Saturday for the Women's March on Washington, they were joined by hundreds of thousands of protesters marching on every continent on the earth.
As Mexican scholar Ariadna Estevez writes, it was the first time in history that US women have helped launch an intersectional movement incorporating not only American citizens but also people around the world who are affected by US foreign policy.
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Kenyans marching in solidarity with Americans and women worldwide to protest the sexist statements of president Donald Trump.
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Ariadna Estévez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Donald Trump has done what decades of American feminism could not: unite women worldwide in solidarity.
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Arts + Culture
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Samuel Merrill, Umeå University
No one likes a white supremacist, but is violence the answer?
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Health + Medicine
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Henry S. Richardson, Georgetown University; Erik Schokkaert, University of Leuven
Increasing well-being is generally accepted as one of the essential components of social progress. But which measure of well-being – if any – should we use ?
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Chikwe Ihekweazu, UCL
Running an effective mass immunisation campaign, vaccinating children in Nigeria against measles is a logistical nightmare.
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Politics + Society
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Chris Saunders, University of Cape Town; Henning Melber, University of Pretoria
SADC's credibility is at stake. Its lack of political will in acting decisively against despots is at odds with the African Union's goal of promoting legitimate governance on the continent.
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Yvonne McDermott, Bangor University
Acts of rape and sexual slavery committed by members of a Congolese armed group against other members are war crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
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Environment + Energy
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Rebekah Brown, Monash University; Karin Leder, Monash University; Tony Wong, Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities
A five-year project announced today will implement an innovative water-sensitive approach tailored to informal settlements. The goal is to revitalise 24 communities in Fiji and Indonesia.
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