Issue 500 of New Internationalist
Reader-owned global journalism
March 2017
Our 500th issue: The exceptionally brave
New Internationalist is all about people who are trying to make the world a better place. And if there is one quality that can spark change, it’s courage. So for the 500th issue of the magazine, we investigate this under-examined topic, asking: what is courage and what makes some people so brave? To help us understand, six exceptionally valiant individuals from around the world – several of whom are risking life and limb to do the right thing – tell their startling stories. Dare to be inspired.
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Dancing with fear
The story of rapper Luaty Beirão, who dares to talk democracy in Angola. By Marc Herzog.
Taking on the sand mafia
Hired thugs won't stop S Mugilan. The South Indian activist talks to Sibi Arasu.
This is what it takes to stand up: the essence of courage
Courage can change the world. Vanessa Baird delves into what makes some people exceptionally brave.
One woman against Big Oil and patriarchy
Alicia Cawiya, an indigenous activist prepared to defy the powerful to save Ecuador’s Yasuní, talks to Linda Etchart.
Justice turns its back on us
Impunity rules in today's Honduras. Trans Activist Jlo Córdoba survives assassination attempts to speak to Dina Meza
Country Profile: Somalia
Somalia today is more like a political marketplace than a modern nation-state, writes Claire Elder.
Our 500th issue – time for courage and change
It won’t last, the young founders of New Internationalist were told 500 issues ago. Read the letter from this month's Editors.
Past issues
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Palestine: From occupation to uprising
The crisis of loneliness
A world to win
The cost of greed crisis
Take back the land
Whose railway is it anyway?
Rivers of life
How we stop Big Oil
Jailbreak: reimagining justice
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