A new era under Lula?
From an increase in religious freedom to protection of the Amazon, there are high hopes for Brazil’s returning president. Raphael Tsavkko Garcia speaks to activists about their dreams for the future.
Recording climate catastrophe
Louise Gray on sonic journalism, a novel way of recording the decline of the natural world.
How to boycott Saudi Arabia
New Internationalist speaks to David Wearing, an expert in Anglo-Saudi relations, about how Britain could meaningfully withdraw from the Gulf states.
New Internationalist: the first 50 years – and the next
Chris Brazier looks back over a career as co-editor that stretches back to 1984, remembering highlights and dark moments from Nicaragua to Vietnam, South Africa to Western Sahara and Burkina Faso.
A taste of hope
With herders under threat from global heating in Somaliland, the government has hatched a plan to move millions to the coast. But can pastoralists adapt to fishing. Alice Rowsome and Yahye Xanas…
Labour’s pledges on prisons don’t go far enough
The UK has the highest amount of prisoners in Western Europe. Any progressive agenda must end mass incarceration. Community Action on Prison Expansion pen an open letter.
Carbon capture – still a pipe dream?
Danny Chivers weighs up the evidence on carbon-capture technologies and finds them wanting.
Afghan teenagers turn homeschoolers
Blocked from education by the Taliban, Ritu Mahendru speaks to young women risking their safety to teach younger students.
Displaced by a riot
Since 2018, a remarkable uptick in communal violence has taken shape in India. Dilnaz Boga speaks to survivors of ethnic violence in the 1990s, who explain their fears for where the country is headed.
How Turkey’s citizens lost their rights
The low-down from Turkish writer and analyst Hakki Mahfuz on the country’s crackdown.
How will the Global South pay for climate change damage?
Using market mechanisms will just push the burden onto those least responsible, say Harpreet Kaur Paul and Harjeet Singh.
Beyond the tourist trail
Conservationists in the Global South are seeking sustainable pathways, finds Graeme Green.
Could a Biden presidency end America’s ‘forever wars’?
Joe Biden is unlikely to scupper corporate-military interests of his own accord. It will take pressure from the grassroots, argues Andrew Smith.
The next financial crisis
Clueless central banks? A trade war? Southern debt overload? Leading economists including Jayati Ghosh, Cédric Durand and others speculate on where the next crisis might come from...
The violence of Brazil's 'wildcat' gold mining
Indigenous activist Mauricio Ye’kuana speaks on the dangerous fight to protect his people’s land.
Journalists must pay attention to Julian Assange
Assange could face 175 years of jail time if successfully extradited to the US. Felicity Ruby and Naomi Colvin examine the implications for press rights and freedom of speech.
To protect life
Covid-19 has shown us that swift action on global health is possible, even if it still falls short. What could we achieve, asks Amy Hall, if we took an urgent approach to air pollution, another widespread killer?
Negotiating a just retreat from rising seas
As cities begin planning for coastal erosion, relocating residents has paved the way for land grabs, forced evictions and a new wave of climate-driven gentrification. Jennifer Johnson reports.
Mixed media: music
Louise Gray and Malcolm Lewis weigh up the eclectic sounds of Wild Wild East and the Karen Dalton Archives.
We need action on ‘loss and damage’ now
Anmol Irfan speaks to climate activists in Pakistan and Somalia about the call for countries who carry much of the responsibility for the climate crisis to take meaningful action at COP27.
Spotlight: Saif Osmani
Artist Saif Osmani talks to Subi Shah about urban culture, gentrification and Brexit.
10 steps to end world hunger
1 Put food before trade
Trade rules are the architecture of an unequal and extractive food system. We need an overhaul of our laws, regulations and multilateral institutions to…
