Deep-sea dilemma
Sea-bed mining promises many riches, but at great risk. Should we pause for thought? asks marine biologist Diva Amon.
Does social media bias in content moderation exist?
Allegations that Facebook and other platforms have bias in content moderation decisions may not be so far fetched, Jillian York writes
The age of development: an obituary
‘Development’ has long been reframed and hijacked, but, Wolfgang Sachs argues, we need to move beyond its misguided assumptions into a new post-development era based on eco-solidarity.
Paradise lost?
A vast area of Namibia and Botswana is under threat from oil and gas exploration. Devastating consequences are feared for the people, wildlife and natural environment. Graeme Green reports on the fight to keep Kavango…
Utopia disrupted: Turkey’s assault on Kurdish-held Afrin
What is at stake in Afrin today is the future of an alternative democratic and multi-cultural Middle East, Dilar Dirik writes.
The alternative book review
Peter Whittaker, Jo Lateu, Rahila Gupta weigh up recent releases in parallel publishing.
Green jobs – puffery and promise
As the UN climate talks commence – where talk of a green and just transition for workers is on the agenda – Conrad Landin inspects the ground realities for oil workers in Scotland.
Dhallywood dreams
Sophie K Rosa and Alice McCool on the older women fighting for a place in 'Dhallywood'.
Is China detaining a million Uyghur Muslims?
The country’s economic influence may be buying silence on a massive human rights violation. Nithin Coca reports.
The interview: Mohamad Hafez
The Syrian-American architect and artist about the power of nostalgia and his lifelong homesickness for Syria.
100 years of hope, struggle and betrayal
The Kurdish quest for freedom and independence has been long, dramatic and complicated. Here’s a potted history of the past century.
This land is my land
Ian Neubauer reports from Bougainville, where rebels chased away a mining company 30 years ago. Now the company is planning its return.
Go west
Yaron Matras examines the evolution of language and culture during the Roma’s 1,000 year journey from the Indian sub-continent to modern day Europe.
Defending Rojava
As Turkey continues its assaults on Kurdish regions, the international campaign RiseUp4Rojava issues a call for solidarity in defence of the social revolution in North-East Syria.
Vaccine equality: who gets it?
Heidi Chow on how to roll out Covid-19 vaccines for all, equitably and at scale.
The trouble with normal is it always gets worse
A clamour to return to the status quo after Covid-19 would be bad news for people and the planet, argues Richard Swift. We may never get a better chance for a new normal.
Bolsonaro’s assault on difference
Brazil’s most vulnerable people are feeling the pressure – and the fear. Kaspar Loftin reports from Brazil’s northeast
Out of the shadows
Our new columnist Rosebell Kagumire illustrates the dangers faced by migrant workers in the Gulf States.
‘Call yourself English?’
Blake Morrison grew up in Yorkshire – and made his escape from his traditional conservative background via literature. But since the Brexit referendum he has often felt like a stranger in his own country.
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.
Who are you calling a nazi?
Richard Swift and Conrad Landin examine Vladimir Putin’s bogus claims of ‘de-nazification’ in Ukraine.
