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Guatemala’s embattled presidential hopeful Bernardo Arévalo tells openDemocracy of plans to crack down on corruption
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Published in:50.50: InvestigationRevealed: Major US banks are funding anti-LGBTIQ groupsGoldman Sachs and Bank of America foundations gave over $600,000 to ultraconservative groups
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionFar-right donors like being anonymous. We need to expose them
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Published in: 50.50: OpinionDemocrats and the media enable Supreme Court to strip Americans’ rights
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureFight for LGBTIQ rights in Namibia goes on after landmark court ruling
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Published in: 50.50: FeatureRemembering Arnest Thiaya, father of Kenya’s trans community
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Tens of thousands of transgender people have exercised their right to self-ID in Argentina over the last decade
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Published in: 50.50: InterviewDon’t be fooled by rainbow capitalism, says legendary Black trans activist
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Published in: 50.50: InvestigationHow an anti-abortion group in Brazil spreads disinformation with public cash
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