Sleaford Mods’ vocalist Jason Williamson talks to Graeme Green about anger, politics and anti-singing.
UK General Election: Mourning the Manchester bombing
Politics isn’t something that can actually be put on hold, writes Abi Wilkinson for our series covering the UK General Election.
Billions pumped from Africa every year
Tax havens, transnational companies and climate change: the world keeps looting Africa’s resources. Matthew Bramall reports on new research.
Ecuador rips up 16 toxic trade treaties
President Correa continues to blast the interests of corporations and international finance, reports Nick Dearden.
UK General Election: What are the foreign policy implications?
Voters are caught between choice and media disinformation, writes Mark Curtis.
Breaking the trauma taboo
Michiel Driebergen and Alex Masi meet volunteers providing much-needed psychological support in war-torn Ukraine.
Why are there still British military bases in Cyprus?
The island may want to determine its own future, but Britain and the US have other ideas. Darren Loucaides reports.
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Southern Exposure
Iqbal Hossein photographs Rohingya refugees, and hears their harrowing experiences.
- Iqbal Hossein
- Issue 502
- 30 May 2017
Making Waves: how Catherine Shovlin is bringing a sense of community to a refugee camp
A radio soap opera is bridging social gaps in Azraq refugee camp. Florence Derrick meets its champion.
- Florence Derrick
- Issue 502
- 26 May 2017
Mixed media: music reviews
Mogoya by Oumou Sangaré; The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda by Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda: our music reviews of the month.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- Issue 502
- 25 May 2017
Country Profile: Nepal
After the 2015 earthquake, foreign governments and organizations pledged $4.1 billion in gifts and loans, but funds are yet to be disbursed, reports Fiona Broom.
- Fiona Broom
- Issue 502
- 24 May 2017
The shame of Harrods' Arctic ice water
In a world in which 663 million live without safe water, it’s a scandal that Harrods started stocking Arctic ice water for £80, writes Chris Coltrane.
- Chris Coltrane
- Issue 502
- 23 May 2017
Mixed media: film reviews
The Handmaiden; Frantz: have a look at the film reviews of the month.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- Issue 502
- 22 May 2017
Blogs
The Manchester bombing and the battle for peace
It’s hard to speak the truth when grief and anger are at their peak, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- 31 May 2017
Turning dictatorships into democracies: Lessons from Gandhi
Nurturing the authority of an approved centralized, omnipresent government can exacerbate instability through mistrust and unfitting policy, argues Tej Parikh.
- Tej Parikh
- 26 May 2017
Ecuador rips up 16 toxic trade treaties
President Correa continues to blast the interests of corporations and international finance, reports Nick Dearden.
- Nick Dearden
- 25 May 2017
UK General Election: Mourning the Manchester bombing
Politics isn’t something that can actually be put on hold, writes Abi Wilkinson.
- Abi Wilkinson
- 25 May 2017
Billions are being pumped out of Africa every year, research shows
Tax havens, transnational companies and climate change: the world keeps exploiting Africa. Matthew Bramall reports on new research on the topic.
- Matthew Bramall
- 24 May 2017
A joke that bombs – the Trump tour continues
The Donald is risible – but arms sales are no laughing matter, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- 23 May 2017
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