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  • Is Macron's Grand Débat a Democratic Dawn for France?

    April 26, 2020 |

    Carnegie Europe |

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    Response Location: France

    The Grand Débat, or Great Debate, provided channels for the public to voice their opinions regarding public policy and decision-making. It resulted in almost 2 million online suggestions, 10,000 local meetings, 16,000 complaint books, and several citizen assemblies. It was a success in terms of citizen engagement, but the process was criticized for not capturing diverse viewpoints (drawing mainly from university-educated homeowners over the age of 50) and sacrificing quality for quantity. It is unclear what reforms will come of it and some believe there were hidden political agendas behind initiating it.

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  • As restaurants stay closed, chefs still cooking — for health care workers

    April 26, 2020 |

    NBC News |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    Feed the Frontlines Boulder is one initiative of several across the state of Colorado that are working to support healthcare workers and restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Individual donors and local nonprofits donate money for restaurants to produce warm meals for medical professionals at work. The meals serve as an appreciative gesture towards those on the front line and helps restaurants keep their employees working, use their supplies, and have a source of income. Feed the Frontlines started on March 30th and has since delivered over 2,500 meals made by nine local restaurants.

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  • UnCommon Law Helps Inmates Serving Life Sentences Earn Back Their Freedom

    April 26, 2020 |

    NowThis News |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The California law firm UnCommon Law is helping people in prison make parole through group counseling and training. The firm facilitates conversations around insight, helping participants understand and explain their own personal journey and reckon with the impact of their actions, so that they can convey this to their parole board. Since 2006, UnCommon law has helped 248 men and women receive parole, a 60% success rate.

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  • Seattle's Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York's Did Not

    April 26, 2020 |

    The New Yorker |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    In responding to the coronavirus outbreak, Washington State stands in direct contrast to New York in how local governments responded. While New York relied on direction from politicians, Washington State looked to public health experts to lead briefings and directions – a response that is now emerging as a successful model for building trust with state residents, and inspiring action rather than skepticism.

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  • Sweden's Forum Skill: Looking Beyond Language Barriers To Foster A Diverse Workforce

    April 26, 2020 |

    The Oslo Desk |

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    Response Location: Sweden

    The Swedish organization Forum Skill works to address labor market exclusion for immigrants and people with disabilities and immigrants, providing workplace-based Swedish language training programs and hands-on work experience outside of a traditional classroom that helps prepare participants to be successful in the workplace.

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  • Testing for the coronavirus in Vermont: What's next?

    April 26, 2020 |

    VT Digger |

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    Response Location: United States, Burlington, Vermont

    The local government in Vermont has relied on collective efforts from citizens, medical professionals, and state police to implement a strategy to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Faced with a testing shortage from the onset, officials instead turned to a "mitigation approach," which included repurposing a university lab to conduct Covid-19 tests while also enlisting police to transport the Covid-19 collection samples from the medical facilities to the lab.

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  • Migrantes en Argentina: la solidaridad como única vía

    April 25, 2020 |

    Efecto Cocuyo |

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    Response Location: Argentina

    Los venezolanos que han estado viviendo en Argentina durante años logran recolectar dinero y ayudar a los nuevos inmigrantes de Venezuela durante la crisis pandémica. El sistema de donaciones ayuda a los recién llegados a integrarse en una realidad más difícil para los trabajadores informales, debido a las medidas nacionales de confinamiento.

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  • Bankers say PPP loans saved 40,000 jobs in New Hampshire

    April 25, 2020 |

    New Hampshire Business Review |

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    Response Location: United States, New Hampshire

    The Paycheck Protection Program, a program launched by the federal government to help small businesses survive the coronavirus pandemic, has helped the community in New Hampshire save about 40,000 jobs. Although not all small businesses are keen to take the loan because of the strict stipulations that must be met for it to be forgivable, overall, 7,400 loans have been approved so far.

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  • Was wir von den Toten lernen können

    April 25, 2020 |

    Zeit Online |

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    Response Location: Germany, Munich, Bavaria

    Verstorbene obduzieren, die Corona hatten – ist das eine gute Idee? Ja, finden Pathologen. Denn diese Menschen könnten uns noch viel über das Virus verraten. Schon bei HIV oder Hepatitis C hat die Pathologie dabei geholfen, die Viren und ihre Wege im Körper zu verstehen.

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  • As pandemic continues, community nursing effort looks to grow in the Upper Valley

    April 25, 2020 |

    Valley News |

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    Response Location: United States, Lebanon, Connecticut

    In the New England region of the U.S., community nurses are working to fill a void in health care during the coronavirus pandemic for those who may require medical attention but do not need hospital care. As described by the co-director of the Upper Valley Community Nursing Project, "the last thing the health care system needs right now is a lot of people in the emergency room because there have been complications of their chronic diseases, or they’ve fallen or they have problems with their medications."

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