Covid-19 has posed new challenges to the world’s waste-pickers
Those who are better organised have prospered more
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Lessons from the pandemic
What a particle a ten-thousandth of a millimetre in diameter has taught the inhabitants of a globe 120 billion billion times its size
Laws to catch human-rights abusers are growing teeth
Despite the best efforts of China, Russia and other illiberal powers to de-fang them
The Capitol riot is a godsend for America’s critics
From glee to embarrassment, the international reaction to the events of January 6th
Wikipedia is 20, and its reputation has never been higher
The crowdsourced encyclopedia is a welcome oddity on the modern internet
The expulsion of Donald Trump marks a watershed for Facebook and Twitter
Assailed from both right and left, the social-media giants will face ever closer scrutiny
Digital media fuel global protests but can be used against them
The pandemic and online repression have given many governments the upper hand
Political theorists have been worrying about mob rule for 2,000 years
Plato’s “Republic” was, in part, a meditation on the evils of mob rule
Messaging services are providing a more private internet
This has advantages—and risks
Why do some people risk their lives for fun?
The pandemic has shown how risk-averse humans usually are. But there are always outliers
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