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People take part in a smudging ceremony organised by the First Nations Indigenous Warriors and the American Indian Movement on the Cote First Nation, near the town of Kamsack, Saskatchewan, Canada, August 6, 2017. Smudging is a common practice among some indigenous peoples in North America and is believed to cleanse a person or place of negative energy. REUTERS/Zachary Prong

The shocking eugenicist policies can be seen as attempted cultural genocide, argues Jaipreet Virdi

Spix's Macaw bird from the hit film 'Rio' is now extinct.

Nele Marien explains the scale and cost of financial lobbying against biodiversity efforts.

Alienation and empire in the Big Smoke. An interview with photographer and writer Lewis Bush by Husna Rizvi.
'We cannot understand why we are being held here.' Tamil refugees on hunger strike in the lounge of the Earl William in August 1987, protesting their ongoing detention. Neil Libbert/The Guardian Archives
Felix Bazalgette reports on a little-known story of exodus and empire that paved the way for the Windrush scandal.

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October 2018, Issue 516

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Also this issue …

  • Written in stone
  • The personality crisis
  • Hall of Infamy – Elon Musk
  • Debate: the West and aid to Africa
  • The devil and the deep blue sea

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'Extinction Rebellion' protestors gather for a sit in at the Blackfriars, Waterloo, Westminster, Lambeth and Southwark bridges to urge politicians to take action on climate change Featuring: Atmosphere Where: London, United Kingdom When: 17 Nov 2018 Credit: Luke Hannaford/WENN
Women attend an event in Windrush Square to show solidarity with the Windrush generation in the Brixton district of London, Britain April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Darren Staples
Fawzia stands on the ruins of her house, after her Palestinian ex-husband demolished the dwelling to not face the prospect of Israeli settlers moving in after he lost a land ownership case in Israeli courts, in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina, July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
 Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May greets the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman outside 10 Downing Street in London, March 7, 2018. REUTERS/Simon Dawson

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