Dan Smith provides some thought-provoking answers.
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Making space
Cuba is inching towards a free media and political choice - or is it? Vanessa Baird takes a closer look.
- Vanessa Baird
- Issue 476
- 13 Oct 2014
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The most dangerous job in the world
Lydia James talks to Syrian Civil Defense volunteers about their work, the risks and their motivation.
- Lydia James
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- 10 Oct 2014
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How to militarize your local police
Mark Engler voices alarm over the US police force’s ‘warrior mentality’.
- Mark Engler
- Issue 476
- 9 Oct 2014
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PHOTO ESSAY: Hong Kong’s democratic dreamers
Priyanka Boghani explores a new side of the city she grew up in, as its streets fill with protesters.
- Priyanka Boghani
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- 8 Oct 2014
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Syria’s gardens of death
Lebanese artist Tania el-Khoury speaks to Cristiana Moisescu about her newest project, an art installation at the Birmingham Fierce Festival.
- Cristiana Moisescu
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- 3 Oct 2014
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What happens when ISIS comes home
Dr Akil Awan looks into the possible outcomes in store for returning Jihadists. Is de-radicalization possible?
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Evo pulls it off, again...
A resounding election win for Bolivia’s indigenous and anti-neoliberalist president. John Crabtree reports.
- John Crabtree
- 13 Oct 2014
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Twin concerns in commercial surrogacy
We need better laws to protect both sides in the rent-a-womb industry, argues Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- 10 Oct 2014
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London mums evicted – but not beaten
The fight for housing justice in the capital will continue, says Liam Barrington-Bush.
- Liam Barrington-Bush
- 9 Oct 2014
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Prepare for the worst, African farmers told
Climate change threatens food security but, Henry Owino discovers, adaptation is already underway.
- Henry Owino
- 8 Oct 2014
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Kashmiris rise up in the fight against the floods
In the face of state inertia, Kashmiris have taken matters into their own hands. Uzma Falak reports.
- Uzma Falak
- 7 Oct 2014
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Terrorism craves an audience and we are playing into Islamic State’s hands by watching
Dr Akil Awan decries the media’s collusion with the Islamic State.