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Open-source technology offers citizens the chance to wrest control of their bills from utility companies says Carbon Co-op’s Jonathan Atkinson.

Filed in: Energy Technology United Kingdom

Mischa Wilmers sees the horror for himself – and meets those trying to change it.

Filed in: Chile Prisons

Hazel Healy speaks to free software’s moral compass about Anonymous, licensing and digital freedoms.

Filed in: Activism Democracy Internet Technology

They may be losing popularity in Gaza, but Hamas are a force to be reckoned with – even by Israel. Louisa Waugh reports.

Filed in: Israel Palestine Politics

As the picking season draws to a close, Noreen Sadik meets farmers affected by Israeli repression.

Filed in: Israel Palestine

Discount stores have been in North America for half a century but there’s not a lot to celebrate says Wayne Roberts.

Filed in: Politics Trade United States Work

Peru’s gold rush threatens indigenous communities’ right to water. Roxana Olivera meets one of the faces behind the struggle, Máxima Acuña.

Filed in: Indigenous Peoples Mining Peru Water

Planners turning a deaf ear to local traders ignore the community at their peril says Horatio Morpurgo.

Filed in: Cities England Trade

The current YouTube ban in Bangladesh is symptomatic of a government unwilling to embrace the 21st century, says Shahidul Alam.

Filed in: Bangladesh Technology

Dan Hancox on the skilled young people who, after thirty years of Spanish democracy, are finding their options increasingly limited.

Filed in: Economics Spain Work Youth

The discontent voiced at last week’s general strike is being echoed across Europe, say Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod.

Filed in: Economics Greece