Politics

Noreen Sadik reports from the former village of Khubbayza where she finds hope for the future in the echoes of the past.

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Communities bear witness to damages inflicted by mining giants and target annual meetings in London.

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Why haven’t the US and EU recognized a legitimate result? asks Jody McIntyre.

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The death of Margaret Thatcher gives Mari Marcel Thekaekara pause for thought.

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Oliver Munnion from Biofuelwatch explains why the group is holding a protest at the Drax AGM against the company’s coal conversions.

Filed in: Activism Climate Change Energy Environment United Kingdom

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.

Filed in: Media Politics United Kingdom

Jody McIntyre speaks to supporters of both Maduro and Capriles as the country prepares to decide a successor to Chávez.

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Four decades of independent journalism and the social and environmental movements which inspired it.

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Miriam Ross speaks to campaigner Tatiana Roa Avendaño about the Cerrejón mine, displacing people and destroying forest in her home country.

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Tension that manifested itself in physical violence after the 2007 general election has moved to social media for 2013, reports Moses Wasamu.

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‘The Wicked Witch is dead’ but although he’s celebrating, Alan Hughes urges us to fight on against everything she stood for.

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