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7 Mar 2023 3 minute read

Governments are pushing back against climate activism with violence, anti-protest laws and prison sentences. But we can resist...

27 Feb 2023 3 minute read

Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. Seems like we’re all in need of a New Internationalist perspective. Enter...

20 Feb 2023 5 minute read

We don’t just need solutions – we need the courage to imagine they will succeed. Conrad Landin makes the case...

20 Feb 2023 10 minute read

Could a Kenyan court case point the way towards a more just tax system? Amy Hall investigates.

16 Feb 2023 1 minute read

Naomi Fowler of Taxcast investigates the making of a tax haven that's been hurting Indians and Africans for...

12 Jan 2023 1 minute read

As the cost of living crisis becomes entrenched, Nick Dowson examines the scene of the crime, tracks down...

21 Dec 2022 8 minute read

Debt crises are back with a vengeance as the dollar goes from strength to strength and interest rates rise. As the...

27 Oct 2022 2 minute read

Authoritarians have been embraced in a country where public opinion is in favour of democracy. Leonardo Sakamoto...

24 Oct 2022 2 minute read

New Internationalist launches a one-year series exploring responses to poverty that address the reality of...

15 Aug 2022 2 minute read

With an election looming, Jair Bolsonaro has set an economic timebomb for Brazil, writes Leonardo Sakamoto...

14 Aug 2022 3 minute read

Danny Chivers reports on the movements making links between international debt and the climate crisis in a...