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Why Climate Activists Want to Stop Denmark's New Island-City

By Ciara Nugent

Why Denmark Wants to Scrap a Public Holiday

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Denmark Faces #MeToo Despite Image as Gender Equality Haven

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Amid Wave of Tax Fraud in Denmark, Social Worker Jailed For Embezzling $17 Million

Through 25 years of accounting fraud, Britta Nielsen managed to channel funds meant for Denmark’s weakest citizens

By Morten Buttler / Bloomberg

I Led One of the Happiest Countries in the World. Here's What Other Democracies Could Learn From Our Model

Across the democratic world today, people have never been so wealthy, healthy and living in relative peace. Yet they are unhappy, and the orthodoxy that our children will have a better life than us is...

By Anders Fogh Rasmussen

'An Absurd Discussion.' Denmark's Prime Minister Dismisses President Trump's Interest in Purchasing Greenland

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has dismissed President Donald Trump's suggestion that the U.S. could buy Greenland from Denmark, calling it "an absurd discussion" in an interview with a local newspaper Sunday. Trump confirmed Sunday...

By Ciara Nugent

Denmark's New Prime Minister Is the Youngest Ever After Left-Wing Parties Form Government

Denmark's new prime minister is the youngest in the country's history. Mette Frederiksen, 41, was able to form a left-wing coalition government led by her Social Democrat party after three weeks of negotiations. “Now we...

By Julia Webster

A Danish Law Aimed at Child Brides Could Force the Prime Minister's Son's Girlfriend to Leave the Country

The prime minister said he stands behind the rule and tougher immigration generally

By Frances Schwartzkopff / Bloomberg

This Danish Politician Is Campaigning on Pornhub

"Half of the internet is porn. And you have to be where the voters are. Also on a porn site."

By Amy Gunia

Denmark Is Supposed to Be a Land of Gender Equality. That's Why I Speak Out About My Rape

Danish law still does not define rape on the basis of lack of consent

By Kirstine Holst

Denmark Is Building a Border Wall to Keep Boars Away Amid Swine Fever Fears

Some environmentalists are concerned about the $12 million project

By Ciara Nugent

An Island for ‘Unwanted’ Migrants Is Denmark’s Latest Aggressive Anti-Immigrant Policy

Sending "unwanted" migrants to an island is just the latest in a series of aggressive policies enacted by the prosperous Nordic country

By Lisa Abend/Vordingborg

Why Women Travel to Denmark for Fertility Treatments

At StorkKlinik in Copenhagen, half the patients are single women and lesbian couples

By Naina Bajekal/Copenhagen

Denmark Wants Food Labels to Include Environmental Impact

The initiative aims to better inform consumers of their environmental impact

By Casey Quackenbush

Denmark: Opposition Grows to 'Anti-Muslim' Handshake Plan

The proposal follows a June ban on burqas and niqabs

By Casey Quackenbush

How Muslim Women in Denmark Are Defying the Face Veil Ban

On Wednesday, Denmark became the latest country to introduce a ban on the niqab and burqa in public places

By Karis Hustad/Copenhagen

Denmark Is Entering Frightening New Territory With "Ghetto" Policies

What matters to xenophobic movements is unabashed political interests, not humane social policy

By Amro Ali

What to Know About Denmark's Plan to End Immigrant "Ghettos"

Denmark lists 22 areas where over 50% of residents are non-Western immigrants

By Billy Perrigo

Denmark Just Became the Latest European Country to Ban Burqas And Niqabs

Denmark became the latest European country to ban full-face veils on Thursday, effectively outlawing the burqa and niqab worn by some Muslim women. The country’s parliament voted 75 to 30 to implement a law that...

By Abigail Abrams
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