Feminists challenge inaction at UN summit
Conservative anti-rights groups, and the failure of rich nations to take responsibility for climate change, threatened to block progress at this year’s women’s rights conference, writes Umyra Ahmad.
Where next for the UN?
Should we give up on multilateralism altogether? Ian Williams gives an honest appraisal of the UN.
How can famines be ended?
To wipe out mass starvation we must engage with the politics that drive it, argues Alex de Waal.
The storm which Netanyahu unleashed
With mounting corruption charges to his name, Israel’s Prime Minister is benefiting from militarized, brutal distractions in Gaza. Adam Keller writes.
7 reasons why we should have open borders
Aisha Dodwell debunks the major myths preventing us from extending free movement to everyone.
Not toeing the Kremlin’s line
Regional media is holding its own against the ‘official version’ put out by the nationals. Could it be a harbinger for change, asks Tina Burrett.
A human balance
Whether it’s antisemitism or its polar opposite, rarely are Jews seen as ordinary human beings – as flawed and perfect as everyone else. Adam Ma’anit appeals for just such a balance.
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.
Democracy on the edge
Unloved and under threat from several sides, democracy seems to be in peril. Should it be saved – or helped to change? Vanessa Baird investigates.
Is it too late to stop climate collapse?
The theory of ‘deep adaptation’ is rapidly gaining support. Richard Swift assesses how far, if anywhere, it will take us and what better paths we could go down.
Islam: Resistance and reform
What’s gone wrong? Why has Islam and its relation with the West become so fraught with violence and mistrust? *Ziauddin Sardar* takes a critical look at the current state of one of the world’s great faiths and charts a way out of a…
