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Targeting children’s minds; stymying Indian reform

Targeting children’s minds; stymying Indian reform

Mari Marcel Thekaekara is unimpressed by latest pharmaceutical developments.
‘Acts of solidarity are what make us human’

‘Acts of solidarity are what make us human’

Though facing overwhelming struggles of their own, teachers show a true spirit of internationalism, writes Jo Lateu.
The Brussels Attacks

The Brussels Attacks

We need reason and understanding more than ever, Frank Barat writes.
Balochistan, Asia's blackest hole

Balochistan, Asia's blackest hole

Every 27 March is a day of mourning for the Baloch. Karlos Zurutuza reports.
With no UN to watch, Saharawis fear Moroccan regime

With no UN to watch, Saharawis fear Moroccan regime

Local activists are expecting a police crackdown, reports John Richards.
What the Saudi leaks tell us

What the Saudi leaks tell us

Documents from within the Saudi Foreign Office, Julian Assange explains what’s inside them.

Top stories

A word with Anjan Sundaram

The author and reporter talks to Graeme Green about self-expression, dictatorship and the importance of a free press.

Ocean litter-pick off the Netherlands

Researchers from the Ocean Clean Up will place a 100-kilometre-long floating barrier off the Dutch coastline, Beulah Maud Devaney reports.

Country profile: Cameroon

The central African country’s long sleep continues, says Ben Shepherd, but the clock is ticking.

Mixed Media: Books

This month’s book reviews.

Our shadowy corporate overlords

TTIP is both ludicrous and frightening, writes Chris Coltrane.

Mail-order abortion from India

An Indian entrepreneur has a solution for some of the 21.6 million women who resort to unsafe abortions every year, writes Cristiana Moisescu.

Big Bad World

Polyp’s latest cartoon.

Blogs

Targeting children's minds; stymying Indian reform

Mari Marcel Thekaekara is unimpressed by latest pharmaceutical developments.

Faith and Gender Justice

It’s clear that we will not achieve gender equality unless we work positively with faith communities, including with men and boys, writes Helen Dennis.

Are US politicians serious about tackling corruption?

In this month’s podcast, our friends at the Tax Justice Network ask ‘is the US president really serious about tackling corruption in the finance sector?’

‘Acts of solidarity are what make us human’

Though facing overwhelming struggles of their own, teachers at the NUT conference in Brighton have been showing a true spirit of internationalism, writes Jo Lateu.

Drowning in liquid filth – in 21st century India

We pretend that people are not condemned to the caste system, Mari Marcel Thekaekara writes.

The Brussels Attacks

Our pain and rage are immense, but we need reason and understanding more than ever, Frank Barat writes.

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