Responding to climate change is not just about curbing emissions, but also adapting to what has already changed, says Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik
Burma’s quiet genocide
Harsh repression of the Rohingya continues as Burma’s political reforms are celebrated, reports Steve Shaw.
Exclusive: Ecuador to hold historic referendum on tax havens
The country often blocks regulation of tax havens and other predatory fiscal policies argues Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Guillaume Long
Ecuador’s foreign minister blasts Britain on tax justice
The country often blocks regulation of tax havens and other predatory fiscal policies argues Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Guillaume Long
An ‘Informational Right to the City’?
What rights do citizens have, not just to public and private spaces, but to their digital equivalents? Mark Graham and Joe Shaw ask.
A bee-friendly path to a healthier future
In Italy, organic farmers are helping to keep pollinators – and crops – flourishing.
Homeless in a city of empty properties
News of squatters in a Russian oligarch’s London house gives Mari Marcel Thekaekara pause for thought.
Top stories
Brace for impact: it’s time to build the fight for climate adaptation
- Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik
- Web
- 22 Feb 2017
Two ways to build global community
A platform co-operative approach to information, rather than the models of Facebook and legacy media, provide reason for optimism, writes Dan Hind.
Mixed Media: Books
Our pick of new and recent releases.
- New Internationalist Editorial
- Issue 499
- 21 Feb 2017
Burma’s quiet genocide
Harsh repression of the Rohingya continues as Burma’s political reforms are celebrated, reports Steve Shaw.
- Steve Shaw
- Web
- 20 Feb 2017
One Day Without Us: a day to stand up for migrants’ post-Brexit precarity
Marienna Pope-Weidemann interviews Matt Carr, core organizer of the 20 February British day of action for migrant solidarity.
- Marienna Pope-Weidemann
- Web
- 14 Feb 2017
Mama’s the word: Inside Africa’s all-female radio service
To celebrate World Radio Day, New Internationalist profiles the pioneers of Africa’s first all-female radio station, by Chris Matthews.
- Chris Matthews
- Web
- 13 Feb 2017
Blogs
India's child trafficking and child beggars conundrum
An anti child trafficking campaign in India asks the public to photograph and share pictures child beggars, but it’s not as easy as it seems, argues Mari Marcel Thekaekara.
- Mari Marcel Thekaekara
- 24 Feb 2017
‘We must resist Heathrow’s 3rd runway’
These three activists took a leap of faith; we need to respond in kind, writes Arthur Franklyn.
- Arthur Franklyn
- 22 Feb 2017
Ecuador votes to bar politicians from having assets in tax havens
The ‘yes’ vote wins in the first, historic referendum of its kind, writes Alessio Perrone.
- Alessio Perrone
- 20 Feb 2017
'On the other side': Ecuador's foreign minister blasts Britain on tax justice
The country often blocks tax havens and other predatory fiscal policies, argues Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Guillaume Long, in an exclusive interview with Alessio Perrone.
- Alessio Perrone
- 16 Feb 2017
Exclusive: Ecuador to hold historic referendum on tax havens
Will Ecuadoreans deliver an anti-corruption ultimatum to their politicians and civil servants this Sunday? The country’s Foreign Minister Guillaume Long discusses this question with Alessio Perrone.
- Alessio Perrone
- 16 Feb 2017
The Transition Movements meets De-Growth
Naresh Giangrande and Richard Swift discuss Transition Movements and Alternatives to Capitalism.
- Richard Swift and Naresh Giangrande
- 16 Feb 2017
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