War is destruction. So why, asks MG Zimeta, does the ‘existential threat’ of an airborne toxic event in Syria and beyond, instil such horror.
Why are we so afraid of chemical weapons?
War is destruction. So why, asks MG Zimeta, does the ‘existential threat’ of an airborne toxic event in Syria and beyond, instil such horror.
PHOTO STORY: Turkey has lost its fear
Oren Ziv’s striking images of the anti-government protest movement.
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What will happen when the MDGs expire?
Dan Smith gets to grips with the UN High Level Panel’s report on international development post-2015.
Spies and the prism of lies
Another day, another spy agency scandal... Robin Tudge reflects on spiralling cycles of mistrust.
Magazine
A word with musical archivists Public Service Broadcasting
Jo Lateu speaks to J Willgoose about warmth and positivity.
Caroline Lucas: ‘The People’s Assembly offers hope’
Mischa Wilmers speaks to the Green Party MP about the public response to the anti-austerity coalition and her optimism on what it can achieve.
- Mischa Wilmers
- Web
- 17 Jun 2013
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PHOTO STORY: Turkey has lost its fear
What started as an occupation in a park has provoked mass anti-government protest. Oren Ziv has captured striking images of the movement.
Trans revolutionary
Activist Lohana Berkins explains how Argentina is pioneering transgender rights.
- Vanessa Baird
- Issue 463
- 13 Jun 2013
- 0
Why do some conflicts get more media coverage than others?
Nick Harvey considers the role – and the agenda – of the global media in making the news.
- Nick Harvey
- Issue 455
- 7 Jun 2013
- 0
Argentina’s challenge
Stormy times ahead in the world’s eighth largest country. Are there lessons to be learned? asks Vanessa Baird.
- Vanessa Baird
- Issue 463
- 6 Jun 2013
- 2
Blogs
Aimé Césaire: a leader of the (cultural) struggle
Philip Crispin celebrates the centenary of the Martinican poet, playwright and politician who showed that Empire ‘writes back.’
- Philip Crispin
- 19 Jun 2013
- 0
Blogging the Caine Prize 2013
The shortlist is out! Bloggers from all over the world are reviewing each story in turn before the winner is announced on 8 July.
- Dan Raymond-Barker
- 19 Jun 2013
- 0
G8 mobilizations need solidarity, not stage management
Jamie Gorman was inspired by Belfast’s Big March for a Fairer World, but unimpressed by the image control of the If campaign rally.
- Jamie Gorman
- 17 Jun 2013
- 0
What will happen when the MDGs expire?
Dan Smith gets to grips with the UN High Level Panel’s report on international development post-2015, and argues that it needs to go deeper.
Why are Kenyan boys resorting to sex work?
Sidi Sarro reports from coastal resort Mombasa where society turns a blind eye to widespread child prostitution.
- Sidi Sarro
- 14 Jun 2013
- 0
Greece’s public broadcaster: another death foretold
The sudden closure of ERT after over 60 years is another indicator that the country is at risk of nihilism, writes Petros Diveris.
- Petros Diveris
- 14 Jun 2013
- 0
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