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In the long crossing to Hungary refugee families get stuck in transition
A growing wait list means that many are living between borders and barbed-wire fences. Alice Wyss and Todor Gardos report.
- Alice Wyss and Todor Gardos
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- 11 Aug 2016
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What's not for sale in branded America?
Mark Engler bemoans the corporate colonization of public space.
- Mark Engler
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- 10 Aug 2016
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A People’s History of Woodcraft Folk
A new book by Phineas Harper records the history, values and evolution of this unique organization. Jeremy Corbyn MP introduces the book, with excerpt by Saskia Neibig.
- Jeremy Corbyn and Saskia Neibig
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- 9 Aug 2016
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Open Window July 2016
This month’s guest cartoonist is Payam Boromand from Iran.
- Payam Boromand
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- 8 Aug 2016
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'I will never give up my land'
Roxana Olivera talks to Goldman Environment Prize winner Máxima Acuña.
- Roxana Olivera
- Issue 494
- 4 Aug 2016
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Malaysia’s slide from pseudo-democracy toward authoritarianism
The story is a complex web of deceit, connecting the ruling elite, royalty, investment banks and offshore tax havens. Nithin Coca reports.
- Nithin Coca
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- 3 Aug 2016
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Blogs
How the Dutch could derail CETA
As thousands discuss free trade at the World Social Forum in Montreal, Canada’s experience with NAFTA may offer lessons for the Netherlands, writes Niels Jongerius.
- Niels Jongerius
- 9 Aug 2016
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Protect ocean ecosystems, not exploit them, is what the ISA must do
Risky commercial experiments put these mostly unexplored and fragile areas at risk, writes Payal Sampat.
- Payal Sampat
- 8 Aug 2016
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A harsh verdict on India's poorest, most vulnerable children
In a step backward, the country is allowing its young to be employed in ‘family businesses’, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- 5 Aug 2016
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Global protests erupt against British mining company Vedanta
Critics are protesting the company’s reported practice of pollution, tax evasion and capital flight. Miriam Rose reports.
- Miriam Rose
- 4 Aug 2016
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Royal greed and oppression sold as culture in Swaziland
The country’s king passes suppression, unaccountability and opulent spending as traditionally ‘Swazi’ values. Peter Kenworthy reports.
- Peter Kenworthy
- 4 Aug 2016
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Post-Paris Climate Talks: implementation at any price
The voices that celebrated the Paris Agreement yesterday sound rather less confident today, writes Simon Fischer.
- Simon Fischer
- 2 Aug 2016
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