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Pope Francis is likely to be an improvement on Benedict, despite his contradictions writes Mark Engler.…

Vanessa Baird tunes in to some rumblings in the Southern Cone.…

The Edge Fund aims to eliminate the barriers to financial backing faced by marginalized and radical groups…

Sokari Ekine meets a community worker helping poor women help themselves.…

The answer may not be a straight-forward no, even if the odds are stacked against it, says Mark Engler.…

Julia Buxton tracks a political journey leftwards – from admirer of Tony Blair to ‘fiery populist’ and champion of the Venezuelan poor.…

Mari Marcel Thekaekara on the potential of prohibition in India where women have burnt down liquor shops over alcoholism’s devastation.…

David Ransom celebrates the life of a president with a fondness for Liberation heroes, who used oil wealth to boost ordinary Venezuelans’ quality of life.…

Rin Simpson says the success of the #imapiece hunger campaign rekindled her drive for activism.…

The founding editor of the New Internationalist, Peter Adamson, looks at how the world has changed since the magazine started – and argues for a new push against inequality.…