David Severn captures the connection between young people and their surroundings through dance.
Magazine
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.
- Mark Engler
- Issue 469
- 14 Feb 2014
- 1
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.
- Kelly Lynn
- Web
- 12 Feb 2014
- 1
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.
- Katie Harris
- Issue 469
- 6 Feb 2014
- 0
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.
- Mischa Wilmers
- Web
- 4 Feb 2014
- 2
Blogs
Fair Tax makes its Mark
The world’s first independent accreditation scheme is addressing the issue of responsible tax, says Paul Monaghan.
- Paul Monaghan
- 20 Feb 2014
- 0
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.
- Emma Fordham
- 20 Feb 2014
- 0
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.
- Jack Dutton
- 20 Feb 2014
- 0
A creative shift for Vietnam
Art is being used to help disadvantaged children find their place in society. Yan Zhi Lai reports.
- Yan Zhi Lai
- 19 Feb 2014
- 0
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.
- Lydia James
- 14 Feb 2014
- 5