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Fair Tax makes its Mark

Fair Tax makes its Mark

The world’s first independent accreditation scheme addresses the issue of responsible tax, writes Paul Monaghan.
Money's no object - to creating floods

Money's no object - to creating floods

The government’s ‘environmental stewardship’ has caused the devastation of Britain’s natural flood defence.
Why are women still carrying the burden of rape?

Why are women still carrying the burden of rape?

At least the arrival of another victim-blaming product re-opens the debate, says Lydia James.
The great Monsanto food prize fiasco

The great Monsanto food prize fiasco

Yes, Monsanto actually won. Mark Engler picks over the scandal that ensued.
David Graeber on acting like an anarchist

David Graeber on acting like an anarchist

The anthropologist, author and activist speaks to Jo Lateu about Occupy Wall Street and British masochism.
The climate has already begun to change...

The climate has already begun to change...

and our response must too, says Tim Gee.

Magazine

In Pictures: A sense of company

David Severn captures the connection between young people and their surroundings through dance.

David Graeber on acting like an anarchist

The anthropologist, author and activist speaks to Jo Lateu about Occupy Wall Street and British masochism.

The great Monsanto food prize fiasco

Yes, Monsanto actually won the ‘World Food Prize’. Mark Engler picks over the scandal that ensued.

PHOTO ESSAY: Resistance in the Jordan Valley

Kelly Lynn reports on a recent Palestinian protest village that sparked off a campaign to contest Israeli policies of annexation.

The Sochi struggle for LGBTI rights

Adam Long reports on the global fight against homophobia, and looks to Holland’s past for inspiration.

Mauritania, slavery hotspot

Katie Harris explains why this desert nation has the world’s highest rates of slavery and outlines moves for change.

Benjamin Zephaniah: ‘It is my duty to help and inspire’

Mischa Wilmers talks to the poet turned professor about mentoring, Mandela and making a difference.

Blogs

Fair Tax makes its Mark

The world’s first independent accreditation scheme is addressing the issue of responsible tax, says Paul Monaghan.

Money’s no object – to creating floods

Emma Fordham laments the government’s ‘environmental stewardship’ that has caused the devastation of Britain’s natural flood defence.

Feeding the world, one tidy profit at a time

Jack Dutton doubts that the corporate sponsors of a recent conference on world hunger have the public’s best interests at heart.

A creative shift for Vietnam

Art is being used to help disadvantaged children find their place in society. Yan Zhi Lai reports.

The climate has already begun to change – and our response must, too

We need a radically different form of politics and economics to deal with our more frequent extreme weather, argues Tim Gee.

Why are women still carrying the burden of rape?

At least the arrival of another victim-blaming product re-opens the debate, says Lydia James.

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