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The Unreported Year 2016
Stories and photos you may have missed in the last 12 months. Compiled by Jo Lateu.
Under darkness, Gazans mark a new year
Lydia Noon speaks to residents suffering Israel’s decade-long blockade.
- Lydia Noon
- Web
- 11 Jan 2017
The last Veddas of Sri Lanka
A life traded as a heritage token is an imperiled life, writes Kevin Childs.
- Kevin Childs
- Web
- 10 Jan 2017
Trump can be beaten because he is the Establishment
We must respond with a genuine vision for ending the corrupt politics of privilege, writes Mark Engler.
- Mark Engler
- Issue 499
- 9 Jan 2017
Map of Sabtenga - and 30 years of change in Burkina Faso
How the village has grown - and some facts about how things have changed.
- Chris Brazier
- Issue 499
- 5 Jan 2017
The Perils of Charity
When rich and poor worlds collide, money is inevitably a problem.
- Chris Brazier
- Issue 499
- 5 Jan 2017
Blogs
Union co-operatives: what they are and why we need them
Neoliberal policies contribute to alienation, disempowerment and non-unionised jobs, but a new model for unions could break the vicious circle, argues Simon Taylor.
- Simon Taylor
- 13 Jan 2017
Squatters make home in the heart of inequality
Vanessa Baird reports on how a disused garage near her Oxford home has become a beacon of hope.
- Vanessa Baird
- 12 Jan 2017
Accountability is key to peace in the Middle East
We desperately need effective bodies to promote law and due process, writes William Bell.
- William Bell
- 9 Jan 2017
Declaring the year of sisterhood
Reflecting on a dismal year for women, Kate Smurthwaite proposes a New Year’s resolution.
- Kate Smurthwaite
- 6 Jan 2017
A foreign policy for Brexit?
Brexit both contains and is creating uncertainties that will have an impact on international relations and security policy in Europe. How will it be possible to navigate them? asks Dan Smith.
- Dan Smith
- 6 Jan 2017
In trusts we trust?
The Tax Justice Network looks at beneficial ownership avoidance, the booming industry in alternative tax escape vehicles.
- Naomi Fowler
- 4 Jan 2017