Beth Tichborne speaks to Faiz Ahmed, a peace volunteer in Kabul who is helping to set up a unique multi-ethnic community.
A tribute to Aaron Swartz
The death of the internet activist is a loss to all those fighting for freedom says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- January 18, 2013
- The Majority World Blog
- 2
London tar sands protest backs Idle No More
A First Nations activist will join the UK Tar Sands Network as they hand over a petition to the Canadian government.
- Amy Hall
- January 17, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 2
A counterfeit life in a Philippines slum
Informal dwellers are struggling to survive in Metro Manila, says Iris Gonzales.
- Iris Gonzales
- January 16, 2013
- The Majority World Blog
- 2
Why I joined the second Battle of Hastings
Tom Druitt is one of the activists defending East Sussex’s Combe Valley, and Britain’s pollution levels, from a major road development.
- Tom Druitt
- January 16, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 3
‘Grow Heathrow’ could change housing law
A win for the community garden could see private landlords held to account under the European Convention of Human Rights. Michael Pooler reports.
- Michael Pooler
- January 15, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 0
The unequal state of the world
Billionaires bounce back, soup kitchen queues grow in Athens: State of the World Atlas author Dan Smith explores our current paradoxes.
- Dan Smith
- January 14, 2013
- The Books Blog
- 0
Which is the world’s worst company?
The Public Eye Awards are back to highlight the companies with the worst record in human rights and the environment. Amy Hall explains why.
- Amy Hall
- January 11, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 5
The State of the World
Today is publication day for the new edition of The State of the World Atlas. Author Dan Smith tells us about it.
- Dan Smith
- January 10, 2013
- The Books Blog
- 0
Britain has gone to war – and the poor are in the firing line
The benefit cap is another example of how we are letting the feral rich destroy society says Vanessa Baird.
- Vanessa Baird
- January 9, 2013
- New Internationalist Blogs
- 2
Another gun, another death, another unhappy new year
It’s not just in the US that gun control laws are failing the people. Iris Gonzales reports from the Philippines on the tragic death of a seven-year-old.
- Iris Gonzales
- January 8, 2013
- The Majority World Blog
- 5
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