Africa's pandora's box
Conrad Landin asks whether South Africa’s historic genocide case against Israel could lead to a reckoning at home.
A 'seed change' in Greece
Greece’s new marriage equality law is a historic win for LGBTQI+ rights, but the far-right is never far at bay. Moira Lavelle reports.
Is hypocrisy at play in Indonesia's elections?
Indonesia has not ratified the Genocide Convention, putting its history and candidates in the spotlight.
'Either we move beyond capitalism, or we die'
Filmmaker Raoul Martinez on why he’s profiled the maverick Greek economist Yanis Varoufakis for a new documentary series.
Uganda cracks down on climate activists
Beaten, imprisoned and charged, Lauren Crosby Medlicott speaks to students facing trial for protesting against an oil pipeline.
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Issue 548 February 2024
South Africa: 30 Years Later
Thirty years on from the end of apartheid, South Africa is in the headlines for prosecuting Israel at the International Court of Justice.
As elections approach, we look at the troubles facing this young democracy and ask if this new leading role in global politics could provoke a reckoning at home.
Issue highlights:
- Africa's pandora's box
- All rise
- Morbid symptoms
- The metal that bent
- When the lights go out
The long read
How renewables corporations are exploiting the Global South
As COP28 winds down, Hamza Hamouchene sounds the alarm about the dark side of climate capitalism.
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Uruguay
Uruguay remains distinctive in Latin America for the robustness of its democracy since the end of military rule, writes Julio Etchart.
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Palestine: From accord to Apartheid
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