Issue 449 of New Internationalist

January-February 2012

Haiti two years on

Successful actor and would-be human rights lawyer Juliet Stevenson on the disgrace of locking up children, and the importance of...

Fed up with being fleeced, North Americans are flocking to co-operative savings societies. Wayne Ellwood reports.

More than 30,000 Bedouin, which the Israeli government call 'squatters', face eviction to make way for settlements, reports Libby...

Haiti is not just recovering from the earthquake but from the political and economic interventions of recent decades, asPhillip...

We watched, we read, we listened: New Internationalist's favourite films, books and music from last year.

A small group of islands with a long history

As the African National Congress turns 100, Brett Scott criticises its failure to share South Africa's prosperity with the poor.

The future is unknown, but we can learn on the job, says Maria Golia.

Having handed in their weapons, former child soldiers face a new battle - for acceptance into society. Seth Biderman reports.

Anti-poverty campaigner John Hilary and politics professor Carlos Closa go head-to-head - read their arguments and join the...

Forget Scream, The Exorcist and Jaws: The nightmare on Downing Street is coming to a cinema near you.

A cartoon introduction to life in the camps in and around Port-au-Prince.