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14 Jun 2022 7 minute read

Cut and run

Transnational oil companies are looking to leave the Niger Delta without cleaning up their mess. Ken Henshaw...

13 Jun 2022 4 minute read

Fossil fuels – a journey in time

A short history of dependency.

Passersby walk past a mural in Venezuela showing oil drilling. Oil has made an important contribution to Venezuelan state revenues. JOHN VAN HASSELT/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES

7 Jun 2022 12 minute read

Getting over Big Oil

We cannot let the fossil fuel industry block urgently needed climate action. Nick Dowson lays out a path to...

6 Jun 2022 5 minute read

The war in Ukraine has hit Africa’s food security

Russia’s invasion has triggered cost rises and staple shortages. Ugochi Anyaka-Oluigbo examines the crisis...

31 May 2022 3 minute read

The alternative film review

Malcolm Lewis on two standout releases in world cinema.

30 May 2022 2 minute read

Introducing...Yoon Suk-yeol

Richard Swift on the right-wing libertarian and former public prosecutor hoping to ‘teach some manners’ to...

Kharkiv’s musicians came together in a secret underground bunker for a fundraising gig, in aid of the city’s defence efforts. JEN STOUT

29 May 2022 3 minute read

Kharkiv’s patchwork resistance

Without networks of civic activism, the war might be going very differently for Ukraine, writes Jen Stout.

A child wears a blue and white striped t-shirt and plays with lego blocks which are rested on the arm of a sofa

27 May 2022 4 minute read

Switzerland wants to deport a boy with half a heart

Danieli is trying to access life-saving surgery – but his family could be forced to leave before he is able to get it. An...

Four women stand outside with their arms around each other. They all have short hair. One wears sunglasses. There is a viaduct in the background.

25 May 2022 2 minute read

The alternative music review

Louise Gray reviews Strike by Lining Time and Together for Ukraine by Various Artists.

Two women and a man smile outside a green and blue building. The man carries chopped wood.

24 May 2022 5 minute read

Country profile: Belarus

Alexey Sakhnin considers the country that made international headlines for massive anti-government protests...

A group of people stand on steps, outside, holding large cut-out hands with messages calling for action on the climate.

22 May 2022 21 minute read

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...

19 May 2022 5 minute read

The alternative book review

Peter Whittaker, Jo Lateau and Amy Hall review the latest releases in...

18 May 2022 3 minute read

The alternative music review

Bahia by Ana Carla Maza; Ghost Song by Cécile McLorin Salvant.

A person sits on top of a pile of coins and reads a book

18 May 2022 1 minute read

Which countries are aiding financial secrecy?

This episode of the Taxcast explores the results of the Tax Justice Network’s Financial Secrecy Index 2022.

Steve Chandra Savale speaks to Subi Shah about music for spiritual change and social justice.

16 May 2022 3 minute read

Spotlight: Steve Chandra Savale of Asian Dub Foundation

Steve Chandra Savale speaks to Subi Shah about music for spiritual change and social...

15 May 2022 6 minute read

Slapped down

The rich and powerful are using ruinous lawsuits to target journalists and activists who hold them to account. Tina...

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