Society
Welcome to our section on society.
From gender and sexuality to science and technology, our coverage speaks to the societal shifts fundamentally changing our daily lives. Here, we unpack health inequalities and the varying accessibility of education internationally.
This is also the home of our coverage of crime, justice and where we discuss the ways in which the law impacts different members of civil society.
Will Google take over the classroom?
Tamasin Cave reports on the edtech players pushing for radical changes in schools.
The story of Kian
A 17-year-old is another victim of Duterte’ war on drugs, writes Iris Gonzales.
Nepalese women defying patriarchy
Is the country on the brink of a cultural shift? Lucy EJ Woods asks.
Tasered nine times: Justice for Darren Cumberbatch
Dan Glazebrook interviews Desmond Jaddoo about the 'Justice for Darren Cumberbatch' campaign.
‘Women’s contributions to peace are essential’
Years of threats from the Taliban only strengthened this young female activist’s resolve to bring peace to Pakistan
Gay orgies are none of your God damn business
Isn't it time the Vatican admitted people are going to keep having sex whatever they say? Kate Smurthwaite asks.
Firing up the change against inequality
The advantages of equality are clear, while the negative effects of widening inequality in some countries become apparent. But how can we turn the tide?
When we were more equal
A few fragments from the surprising history of equality, by Danny Dorling.
The rich, poor and the earth
Equality matters in terms of health and happiness, but surprising new data reveals that it is also better for the environment – in the more equal rich countries, people on average consume less, produce less waste and emit less carbon. By Danny Dorling.
Copyright win for the blind
The visually impaired community is celebrating a victory over the copyright industry, Alessio Perrone writes.
Finding home: Lack of affordable housing is a crisis across the West
With house prices and rents soaring, can there be a remedy to homelessness? Wayne Ellwood investigates.
West Papuan voices from the ground
How does living under the occupation affect the lives of ordinary West Papuans? Veronica Koman spoke to five current residents of West Papua to hear their stories.
India’s xenophobia shame
Mari Marcel Thekaekara laments the ignorance and hatred behind attacks on foreigners in her country.
The laws won’t work.
There is no country in the world that has a proud history of men making great laws about women’s bodies, writes Kate Smurthwaite.
Global babies: who benefits?
Surrogacy has become an international trade that needs tighter regulation, argues Miranda Davies.
The populist moment
Don’t just think of it as a dirty word, says Richard Swift; a genuine populism of the Left is long overdue.
What political dynamics lead to domestic violence legislation being implemented?
Women’s movements must continue their struggle to improve enforcement, writes Dr Eleni Sifaki.
Erasing women in Mexico
Women are jailed for miscarriages, yet male spouses who've murdered walk free. Tamara Pearson reports.
Journey's End
Chris Brazier returns to the village in Burkina Faso that he has visited every 10 years since helping to make a film there in 1985.
Map of Sabtenga - and 30 years of change in Burkina Faso
How the village has grown - and some facts about how things have changed.
Then & Now
A photographic account of changes over the years in: housing; water; education; health; sanitation; food and farming; technology; and women.
An Audience with the Chief
Former military pilot François Moné has taken on the traditional role of Chief. He explains how he is using this to pursue the development of the village.
Autumn of the Patriarch
The latest instalment in the lives of Adama, his four co-wives and their 26 children.
Great Expectations
Mariama’s sons are all trying to make their way in the wider world. But how do you explain to Africans that the rich world is now shutting its doors to migrants?
Country profile: South Sudan
Eleanor Hobhouse considers the state of Africa's newest nation, five years after independence.
Ayotzinapa two years on: Mexican activists are exhausted, angry and united
To mark the second anniversary of the massacre, New Internationalist was on the ground in Mexico City, speaking with protesters demanding justice. Ryan Mallett-Outtrim reports in this photo essay.
Duterte’s drug war threatens Philippine democracy
On this International Day of Democracy, Iris Gonzales reports on the heavy-handed campaign of the country’s president.
Photo Gallery: visualizing Philippine democracy through UN SDGs
For International Day of Democracy, Iris Gonzales offers snap shots of the country's corruption, poverty and drug war.
Ethiopia’s young men: Between hope and a hard place
In an attempt to improve women’s lives, this east African country is leaving young men behind, writes Nikki van der Gaag.
Philippines’ war on drugs is ‘steamrolling the rule of law’
Human rights organizations have called for global intervention into the crisis, Iris C. Gonzales reports.
Young women caught in deadly crossfire of El Salvador’s gang warfare
There is a whole generation behind bars, writes Amy Smith.
A People’s History of Woodcraft Folk
A new book by Phineas Harper records the history, values and evolution of this unique organization. Jeremy Corbyn MP introduces the book, with excerpt by Saskia Neibig.
‘Politics is the battle of remembering over forgetting’
Comedian and activist Mark Thomas talks socialist sheds, working-class stories and the importance of sticking together.
Beating the digital titans
You can take action at a practical and technological level – and a political one.
