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What would a zero-carbon world look like? And how can we get there? In the run-up to the crucial Cancún climate talks, in the wake of ever-increasing evidence that global warming is starting to bite, and in the face of a worrying increase in public denial that the crisis is even happening, this question has never been more pressing.

Should nation-states open their borders to refugees and migrants?

Two experts debate immigration, then our readers weigh in with their comments

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Belarus elections

Voters face a Hobson’s choice.

Suharto’s bloodiest secrets

The appearance of IndoLeaks - a Wikileaks copycat site - has led to speculation that documents may emerge to throw light some of the darkest periods of Indonesia’s history. Stefan Simanowitz reports.

Bhopal disaster

Water contamination causes further tragedy for survivors.

Press crackdown in South Africa

South African protest

Moving on up: the big money takeover of America

Moving on up - the big money takeover of America

Kenya

Thanks to Barack Obama and a piece of mobile technology, Kenya’s reputation is now based on more than just safari parks, as Geoffrey Kamadi explains.

Fairer than fair

Just Change India is a tea trade initiative that rights economic wrongs.

Jesse Jackson on regrets, rejoicing and racism

The Baptist minister and US civil rights activist talks to Rowenna Davis about regrets, rejoicing and racism.

Interview with John Pilger

Why do so many journalists beat the drums of war and peddle propaganda?

The Secular Outlook: In Defense of Moral and Political Secularism

A review of the book by Paul Cliteur

Where is the real cinema?

Malcolm Lewis finds quality beyond Disney and exotic settings…

Okinawans battle to close US bases

Okinawa currently hosts 75 per cent of US military facilities in Japan

Indonesia’s Abu Ghraib

West Papuan freedom struggle gathers momentum.

Should nation-states open their borders to refugees and migrants?

Two experts debate immigration, then our readers weigh in with their comments

In search of Utopia

Communities across Europe are already living the alternatives, discover Isabelle Fremeaux and John Jordan

Back to the future

What will it be like to live in a zero carbon world? George Marshall encourages us to look to the past to find out.

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