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Hall of infamy: Carrie Lam

Big Momma Carrie Lam is on a mission in Hong Kong.

Latest issue: November-December 2020

A caring economy: What would it take?

As big international players eye up Mozambique’s natural gas reserves, a storm of conflict brews for local communities. Sophie Neiman investigates.

Stephanie Boyd reports from the Peruvian Amazon on the fight to get adequate healthcare that respects indigenous tradition. 

Illustration by Sarah John

Iris Gonzales on a most unusual homecoming. 

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Danny Chivers reveals the deep flaws of ‘net-zero’ targets.

Jan-Peter Westad on the uncertain future of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.

Following the police killing of George Floyd, 300 people gather outside the Minnesota capitol building to demand reparations from the United States government for years of slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, redlining,  ​and violence against black people from police in St. Paul, Minnesota on June 19, 2020. Credit: Fibonacci Blue

Does a racially just future need to include reparations for transatlantic slavery or is that a distraction from achieving equality for future generations? KA Dilday and Kehinde Andrews disagree on this topical issue.

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