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‘Bongo Bongo’, racist vans and the act of ‘othering’

What is happening to immigrants in Britain right now goes way beyond scapegoating, says social anthropologist Alex Flynn.

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The human cost of cheap justice

Legal aid cuts will NOT save money. They WILL leave society’s most vulnerable without protection from the law. Alice Cullingworth reports.

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Work less, live more

Anna Coote explains why environmentalists all need to get behind the call for a shorter working week.

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Syria: learning from Africa

African experience is that military intervention does not end conflicts, at worst, it escalates them, writes Alex DeWaal.

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Does anyone give a s**t?

A new bill in India aimed at protecting manual cleaners of human excrement needs to translate into political action, argues Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

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Occupy DSEI highlights the hypocrisy of the British government

The chemical weapons attack in Syria has galvanized resistance to London’s annual arms fair, writes Sam Mercer.

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Chilean students defy Pinochet’s legacy

The best way to commemorate those who died under Pinochet is to continue in their struggle for equality and justice, writes Adriano Mérola Marotta.

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War-mongering Obama gets closer to winning hypocrite of the year award

Irish MP lambasts politicians ‘prostituting’ themselves for a pat on the head from the US president. Mari Marcel Thekaekara writes.

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Colombian strikers brave police brutality

As a general strike enters its fourth week, state violence has left nine workers dead and hundreds more injured, reports Adriano Mérola Marotta.


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Why do people donate to victims of natural disasters but not of wars?

Who are we to decide who is most worthy of help? asks Resham Khiani.

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Living on One – the reality of a dollar-a-day existence

Struggling to understand the meaning of poverty, four students took on a challenge, with unforeseen consequences, writes Anna Bevan.

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