‘Socially dangerous’ for having fought off ISIS
Stefania D’ignoti speaks to a group of volunteers met with hostility and legal persecution after returning to Italy from the autonomous Kurdish-held region of Rojava.
‘Let them own their country’
Liam Taylor on the popstar politician taking on a ‘horrifying’ election battle in Uganda.
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.
Carbon credit dollars stir up communities in Kenya
Can you really put a price on nature? Anthony Lang’at reports on a controversial scheme seen as innovative and beneficial by some and carbon colonialism by others.
View from Africa: Cameroon
Here today, here tomorrow - Nanjala Nyabola questions Cameroon's never-ending presidential terms.
Betrayed by Australia
Thanks to newly declassified files, Chilean exiles have discovered that the same country which gave them refuge, was involved in the coup which changed their lives forever. Carole Concha Bell reports.
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.
If platforms do not protect gig workers, who will?
Coronavirus is showing that precarity and dangerous working conditions are a choice companies have been making for workers, not a necessary payoff for flexibility and independence, say Fairwork researchers*
Eritrea: how did we get here?
A one-party political system, mass disappearances and a total ban on non-state media – Alex Jackson of Amnesty explains how the anti-colonial promise of Eritrea turned into one of the largest producers of refugees…
Could the Left take power in Colombia?
With the South American country closer than ever to electing a leftwing government, Nick MacWilliam explores what it could mean for peace and human rights.
Meet the peacemakers
From occupied Palestine to Scottish high schools, people across the world are challenging the warmongers. We profiled eight extraordinary people on the peace frontline.
Globalization and extremism – join the dots
Insecure people can be highly susceptible to false narratives purporting to explain their precarious situation, argues Helena Norberg-Hodge.
Remembering a revolution: May 1968
Spanning hopeless romanticism to utter contempt, Harrison Jones takes an in-depth look at memories of France’s last mass uprising.
Agony uncle: Is it unethical to hire a cleaner?
Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. Seems like we’re all in need of a New Internationalist perspective. Enter stage: Agony Uncle.
Should religion play a role in politics?
Dawn Foster and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown dispute whether or not religion should play a role in politics.
Mixed media: books
Peter Whittaker and Vanessa Baird review the latest releases in radical publishing.
Starving for the rights of Bahrain's prisoners
Bahraini activist Ali Mushaima is on his 37th day of a hunger strike, outside the Bahraini embassy in London. Andrew Smith reports
Can I criticize fast fashion without sounding ‘out of touch’?
Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. Seems like we’re all in need of a New Internationalist perspective. Enter stage: Agony Uncle.
For a few cents more
The globalized garment industry is as ruthless as they come, creaming off huge profits while paying workers a pittance. Trade unionist Anannya Bhattacharjee speaks to Dinyar Godrej about the…
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.
Theresa May’s dancing to the wrong tune on development
These latest announcements look like a modern-day scramble for Africa, Kate Osamor writes.
The poverty of progress
Our understanding of progress perpetuates poverty, inequality and climate change. Martin Kirk and Alnoor Ladha make the case for an essential shift.
