When the news seems ridiculous and shocking, we need competence to fill faith gap it creates, writes Chris Coltrane.
Top stories
Kissinger is not our friend
The former US Secretary of State endorsed human rights violations in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Argentina, yet Hillary Clinton calls him ‘a friend’, writes Mark Engler.
- Mark Engler
- Issue 496
- 14 Oct 2016
Mixed Media: Films
The Clan, directed and co-written by Pablo Trapero; Urban Hymn, directed by Michael Caton-Jones.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- Issue 496
- 14 Oct 2016
In Pictures: the legacy of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti
The hurricane killed over 1,000 people, and after it, a cholera outbreak is exacerbating livelihoods in Haiti, photographs show.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- Web
- 13 Oct 2016
The Lake Retba Murder (Le Meurtre au Lac Rose)
Roberto comes across a body in the lake and feels compelled to investigate – but all his lover Mireille seems to want is sex. Written by Efemia Chela.
- Efemia Chela
- Issue 496
- 13 Oct 2016
Fat
A young South Korean‘s attempts to avoid conscription by becoming obese cause uproar in his family. Written by Krys Lee.
Windows on the world
New Internationalist’s world fiction titles.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- Issue 496
- 10 Oct 2016
Blogs
The UK Occupy movement five years on and the growth of direct democracy
Being among thousands of people shaping a new vision of what the world could be like was intoxicating, writes Jamie Kelsey-Fry.
- Jamie Kelsey-Fry
- 14 Oct 2016
Europe: united against refugees
Hungary’s stance on refugees is bad, but it is only doing what Europe has always done, writes Emmanuel Blanchard.
- Emmanuel Blanchard
- 14 Oct 2016
Haiti beyond Matthew: building resilience to climate change
The poorest nations must be able to face increasingly extreme weather, writes Alison Doig, Christian Aid’s Senior Adviser on Climate Change.
- Alison Doig
- 12 Oct 2016
Trump and Clinton slug it out at the top as an inspiring movement builds from the bottom up
The US presidential election is near but young people and grassroots activists have their eyes set on long term transformation. John Tarleton reports.
- John Tarleton
- 12 Oct 2016
Colombia’s two faces
The atmosphere is toxic after the referendum, but Colombia has a chance to rethink what kind of peace it aspires to, writes Leonardo Goi.
- Leonardo Goi
- 7 Oct 2016
Israel keeps Bilal Kayed in 'administrative detention'
The prisoner is the latest victim of Israel’s form of detention, which doesn’t entail charge nor trial, Noreen Sadik writes.
- Noreen Sadik
- 7 Oct 2016