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In countries with too few young people to fill jobs, conservative parties are winning support by attacking reproductive freedoms, immigration and minorities

While the trend of democratic decline has been observed for several years, the Covid-19 pandemic has  exacerbated the situation, with some countries seeing it as a pretext to tighten their grip on power beyond the necessary health measures. Covid-19 has become a major threat to democracy, and with  recently published reports pointing to a decline in the quality of democracy,  the Montreal Institute of International Studies (IEIM) and  its members are concerned about the current state of ...

Different social groups have varying reactions about Covid-19 health disparities, study finds The Covid-19 pandemic, like many other health crises, has had unequal effects on the U.S. population, with communities of color often hit the hardest. A new study co-authored by an MIT professor identifies a related challenge: Different social groups have different reactions to the fact that Covid-19 has generated those health inequities. More specifically, the study, based on a multilayered survey of ...

 E-Mail The Covid-19 pandemic, like many other health crises, has had unequal effects on the U.S. population, with communities of color often hit the hardest. A new study co-authored by an MIT professor identifies a related challenge: Different social groups have different reactions to the fact that Covid-19 has generated those health inequities. More specifically, the study, based on a multilayered survey of U.S. residents, finds a divergence among racial groups when people are informed abou...