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With just under a month until the US presidential election, some American citizens have started casting their votes. The coronavirus pandemic has already caused disruption to previous elections held across the US this year. How might coronavirus affect the way Americans vote in November?
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The first televised US presidential debate between candidates took place on 26 September 1960. However, in 1954 a form of televised debate had taken place. Unlike the debate in 1960, this debate took place between two surrogates of the presidential candidates—Senator Margaret Chase Smith for Republican nominee Dwight Eisenhower and Eleanor Roosevelt for Democrat nominee Adlai Stevenson. But it was in 1960 that the candidates themselves took part in three rounds of debates for the first time. Each was broadcast directly to US citizens’ homes via television and over the radio.
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This article looks at two movements for Black liberation: Black Lives Matter and the Black Panther Party. It considers some similarities and differences between the two organisations and details their impact on society in the US and the UK.
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Catch up on Brexit articles you may have missed from August and September 2020. This month we look at cooperation between France, Germany and the UK on defence issues, and the potential impact of a no deal Brexit.
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Catch up on social policy articles you may have missed from August and September 2020. This month we look at the early years workforce, and the challenges facing 'generation Covid'.
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Catch up on world affairs with a selection of articles you may have missed from September 2020. Articles this month include a look at modern Brazil, and how diplomats are operating during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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This instrument makes changes to planning regulations in England only. The regulations are part of the Government's economic renewal package in response to the coronavirus pandemic. This article looks at what these regulations do and the scrutiny that the instrument has received so far.
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In April 2019, the UK Government identified excessive screen time for children as an emerging concern. Since that time, the UK has been under lockdown measures, imposed to help combat the spread of coronavirus, which have forced children to conduct their education and social lives online. This article considers what impact this may have on children and what advice has been given to parents and carers.
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Catch up on social policy articles you may have missed in June 2020, including an article on young people and the internet.
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Catch up on Brexit articles you may have missed in June 2020, including an article on the impact of coronavirus on Brexit.
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Catch up on articles on world affairs you may have missed in June 2020, including on the impact of coronavirus on Africa's informal workers and on the relationship between Venezuela and Iran.
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Global organisations, such as the WHO, have expressed concern about the levels of fake news and disinformation that have spread during the coronavirus pandemic. This article looks at some examples of this disinformation, the Government’s response to it and the action that social media companies have taken to combat fake news and disinformation.
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Catch-up on international affairs articles you may have missed from April 2020, including what impact coronavirus might have on Gaza.
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Catch-up on social policy articles you may have missed from April 2020, including an anthropologist's view on how best to tackle coronavirus.
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Catch up on Brexit articles you may have missed from April 2020, including on how the UK and the EU may approach discussions on their future relationship.
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