Society
Equality
Equality sits at the heart of New Internationalist’s reporting. In this section, we shine light on those seeking equality across the globe.
Be it wealth disparity, racial discrimination or gender inequality, rarely do these injustices exist in isolation. Speaking to a broad spectrum of interwoven issues, our journalism examines how such challenges can be overcome to create a more equal world.
'Seeing all our struggles as connected has never been more important'
War on Want’s Liz McKean on the importance of connecting global struggles ahead of the organization’s festival of solidarity on 24 February.
Why Brazil struggles to tax the super-rich
Lula is trying to make Brazil’s tax system more progressive but faces a tough struggle, says Leonardo Sakamoto.
Taxcast: Who owns the climate crisis?
Naomi Fowler of the Tax Justice Network investigates how wealthy elites and transnational companies benefit from the climate crisis
Taxcast: How the very wealthy shape the world
From spoiled pets to private jets, Naomi Fowler takes a look at the deformities created by the wealthy—and what we can do about it.
The fight for reparations
Priya Lukka explains what reparations could mean, drawing from the rich and varied global movement for repair.
Progress and its discontents
According to Bill Gates, Steven Pinker and the like, the world has never been better and global poverty is shrinking. Jason Hickel calls their bluff.
India: men and #MeToo
Why are Indian men feeling unsafe? Nilanjana Bhowmick reacts to the 'unease' expressed by Indian men in today's #MeToo era.
Long read: the merit trap
New Internationalist co-founder Peter Adamson dives into the perils of basing ‘fairness’ on meritocracy.
Can men help break Kenyan womens’ exclusion?
Can male volunteers help break the cycle of womens’ political exclusion in Kenya? Hannah O’Neill and Louise Donovan report.
Why striking lecturers can’t give up now
Strikes have shown our strength. Academics could demand so much more for our universities, writes Hamish Kallin.
Save the Children whistleblowers speak out
Brie O’Keefe and Alexia Pepper de Caires speak to Ben Phillips about the ‘loneliness’ of taking on powerful institutions.
When disaster strikes, put women in charge
Oxfam’s Haiti sex scandal highlights how girls and young women are most at risk in emergencies. Vanessa Baird makes the case for keeping men out of it.
The trashing of Oxfam
Abuse must be eradicated but the attack on Oxfam is disproportionate, argues Maggie Black in this opinion piece
Why defunding Oxfam won't stop abuse
‘The idea of altruistic morality puts aid workers in a double bind, eroding true responsibility’
Kids at work: a Dalit activist
Ravali Medari was moved to take up political activism alongside her academic work. Meena Kandasamy looks at how caste and class intersect in her busy life.
Plutocrats and paupers: life after robots
If automation decimates jobs, we need better solutions than these, argues Nick Dowson.
Why natural disasters are not natural
Storms do not discriminate, but societies do, argues Daniel Macmillen Voskoboynik.
The rich, poor and the earth
Equality matters in terms of health and happiness, but surprising new data reveals that it is also better for the environment – in the more equal rich countries, people on average consume less, produce less waste and emit less carbon. By Danny Dorling.
Finding home: Lack of affordable housing is a crisis across the West
With house prices and rents soaring, can there be a remedy to homelessness? Wayne Ellwood investigates.
Deeds not words: in the spirit of the suffragettes
The film industry is failing women, but there is hope, as Nikki van der Gaag explains.
Transgender – the facts
This New Internationalist fact spread looks at the violence and discrimination that trans people face.
Eight Facts About American Inequality
Pierce Nahigyan points out some hard facts on the country’s economy.
Feminism is incompatible with capitalism
Just look at the ongoing struggle for equal pay, says Alan Song.
The truth behind Cambodia’s inequalities
David Nathan looks at a country where gold BMWs are parked next to families living in cardboard houses.
Should there be a basic income?
Basic Income UK co-ordinator Barb Jacobson and author and sociologist Francine Mestrum go head to head.
Rising cornflakes
Danny Dorling on why the London mayor has unwittingly done us all a favour by exposing what our élitist leaders erroneously believe.
Who are the Roma people?
To counter some of the recent accusatory news coverage, Philip Brown shares a few facts.
As the cuts bite, why bother with the global South?
Jonathan Glennie opens our Internationalists series, calling on rich nations to reject nagging stinginess and embrace radical redistribution across borders.
Responsibility for rape is a male issue
Male bonding is normalizing sexual violence. Men must stop this, argues Matthew Vickery.
Does multiculturalism have a future in Britain?
Inspired by the rightward lurch of British politics, The Prisma newspaper set up a debate to try to answer this question. Amy Hall reports.
Laying into the poor
From the US to China, Owen Jones documents how the demonization of the have-nots is going global.
India's elites have a ferocious sense of entitlement
A revealing set of US studies has got Urvashi Butalia thinking about how the rich behave in Delhi.
Can co-operatives crowd out capitalism?
Wayne Ellwood argues that co-ops – democratic, community-focused – offer an egalitarian way out of our current mess.
A healthy mind in a healthy society
Mental health shouldn’t just be about individuals, we need strong communities too. Dinyar Godrej makes the case.
Papua New Guinea
A small group of islands with a long history
Papuan women stand up against violence and injustice
Three stories of courageous women fighting cruelty and repression in Papua by Carole Reckinger.