The death of Margaret Thatcher gives Mari Marcel Thekaekara pause for thought.
‘We need leaders who want a better world’
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- April 16, 2013
- The Majority World Blog
- 5
The rise of red-robed Islamophobia in Sri Lanka
Anti-Muslim fervour is rife – yet is being ignored by the authorities, says Lewis Garland.
- Lewis Garland
- April 15, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 26
Taking DRAXtic action on biomass
Oliver Munnion from Biofuelwatch explains why the group is holding a protest at the Drax AGM against the company’s coal conversions.
- Oliver Munnion
- April 12, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 3
Keep tar sands out of Europe!
As John Kerry met the G8 in London, activists demanded he says no to dirty oil. Tara Clarke was one of them.
- Tara Clarke
- April 12, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 0
Thatcher was bad, but her toxic ‘children’ are worse
Despite pre-ordering celebratory music years in advance, Louise Gray has found herself wondering what there is to revel in after the Iron Lady’s death.
- Louise Gray
- April 12, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 2
Venezuela election: who will win the trust of the people?
Jody McIntyre speaks to supporters of both Maduro and Capriles as the country prepares to decide a successor to Chávez.
- Jody McIntyre
- April 11, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 1
The deadly scale of trafficking in the Sinai
In a fertile environment for kidnapping, the overwhelming majority of victims in the region are refugees from Eritrea. Katie Harris reports.
- Katie Harris
- April 11, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 4
Philippines: right to family planning compromised
Following pressure from the Catholic Church, the Reproductive Health Law has been put on hold. This is a risky move, writes Iris Gonzales.
- Iris Gonzales
- April 10, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 0
Interactive timeline: 40 years of New Internationalist
Four decades of independent journalism and the social and environmental movements which inspired it.
- Amy Hall and Charlie Harvey
- April 9, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 3
Bringing Colombian coal mining back home to London
Miriam Ross speaks to campaigner Tatiana Roa Avendaño about the Cerrejón mine, displacing people and destroying forest in her home country.
- Miriam Ross
- April 9, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 1
Kenya’s political cyber war
Tension that manifested itself in physical violence after the 2007 general election has moved to social media for 2013, reports Moses Wasamu.
- Moses Wasamu
- April 9, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 0
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