The UN says it is at risk of descending into complete chaos. Ruby Diamonde provides an overview of a country in crisis.
Magazine
Country Profile: Bolivia
A flourishing economy, more jobs and less poverty - is Bolivia a Latin American success story?
- John Crabtree
- Issue 467
- 27 Nov 2013
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Tax haven stand-off
As representatives from Britain’s Overseas Territories gather for a summit in London, campaigners are calling on these tax havens to clean up their act.
- Rachel Baird
- Issue 467
- 26 Nov 2013
- 1
Challenge to Walmart
Alex Wood on the protests planned by the company’s beleaguered workers for 29 November - Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year.
Sinking homeland
Amy Hall reports on a man’s battle to become the world’s first climate-change refugee.
Is it time to junk the UN Security Council?
Lecturer and writer Phil Leech and researcher Richard Gowan go head to head.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- Issue 468
- 21 Nov 2013
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Will fracking realign the world?
Pundits foresee an altered world order brought on by fracked gas and oil. Dinyar Godrej thinks the changes could play out quite differently.
- Dinyar Godrej
- Web
- 20 Nov 2013
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Blogs
The Thai protest parody
Cod Satrusayang believes that opposing demonstrators should unite against incompetent leaders instead of fighting each other.
- Cod Satrusayang
- 28 Nov 2013
- 2
Forget Flowers: it’s time to save our bank
The Co-op Bank has a proud past; as bondholders prepare to vote on a rescue package, Ryan Brightwell looks at the campaign to make sure it has an ethical future.
- Ryan Brightwell
- 28 Nov 2013
- 1
Has this been the decade of gay rights in Britain?
From Section 28 to equal marriage, legal gains have been achieved but there is still work to be done, says Adam Long.
Quick, get on eBay - nature's for sale!
Hannah Griffiths invites bids as the World Forum on Natural Capital in Edinburgh plans to sell off the environment.
- Hannah Griffiths
- 22 Nov 2013
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PODCAST: Super Typhoon Yolanda versus Warsaw climate talks
Phil England hosts a special edition of Climate Radio that asks if negotiators in Warsaw will finally step up for the planet?
- Phil England
- 22 Nov 2013
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Brazil is on the edge of an 'internationalism revolution'
As the country continues to rise as a global power, encouraging younger generations to embrace an internationalist perspective is crucial, says Adriana De Queiroz.
- Adriana De Queiroz
- 21 Nov 2013
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