In this issue
Is aid just an extension of colonial economics? Or a lifeline for imperfect but necessary support systems? Firoze Manji and Pablo Yanguas go head to head on the thorny topic of development assistance.
Exploitation by tech firms is not inevitable, suggests Vanessa Baird.
By supermarkets, that is. Timothy Baster and Isabelle Merminod on the progress of a much-lauded French law.
A reader asks New Internationalist's very own Agony Uncle about whether or not to take their young son to a protest outside an immigration detention centre.
Peter Whittaker and Jo Lateu review the latest selection of non-fiction radical book releases
Laibach have produced a version of The Sound of Music that you can march to, writes Louise Gray for the Mixed Media section.
Dirty Work showcases the everyday lives of those making a living in the waste trade.
In rural Nigeria, religious leaders think sinful behaviour is to blame for climate change, writes Adesuwa Ero.
An indigenous movement in Jharkhand is reminding the Indian authorities of their constitutional duty to protect tribal lands. But the government is persecuting tribespeople for standing up. Rohini Mohan reports.
Malcolm Lewis reviews Disobedience directed by Sebastián Lelio and The Workshop directed by Laurent Cantet.
As growth-driven consumer culture spurs on planetary destruction, why don’t we spring into action? Psychologist John F Schumaker situates a frightening erosion of human personality at the heart of the problem.
The Vietnam of yesteryear that many Westerners use as a reference point for the nation is long outdated, writes Bennett Murray.
In Modi’s India, dissent is dangerous, writes Nilanjana Bhowmick.
Dinyar Godrej explains why the packaging industry loves shunting the blame on individual consumers
Dan Baron Cohen discovers unexpected solidarity with the Amazon in a country mired in violence and despair.
Adam Liebman explains why we need a less rosy notion of what actually happens to our recycling.
Dinyar Godrej argues that consumption patterns in a wasteful society add up to much more than the sum of individual actions.
The mismanagement of Lebanon’s trash has brought citizens onto the streets – and the latest plans are also stoking outrage. But, as Fiona Broom discovers, there are also optimists.
Felix Bazalgette reports on a little-known story of exodus and empire that paved the way for the Windrush scandal.
As election season approaches in Bahrain, Phil Miller explains why there won't be any radical changes on the cards.
Misinformation is rife, but it’s nothing new, writes Nanjala Nyabola.
Ahead of his upcoming film, Peterloo, Mike Leigh speaks to Sam Thompson about cinema, history and politics.
Jeff Bezos must be stopped, writes Mark Engler.
For our rising new world leader segment, Richard Swift profiles the Oxford-educated former playboy cricketer, and now, Prime Minister of Pakistan
Co-editor Dinyar Godrej pens an opening letter for the latest magazine: 'The dirt on waste'