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Big Bad World 3 Jul 2017 5:33 AM (7 years ago)

Polyp's latest cartoon, from our June magazine.

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Civil war, mental illness, poverty, gang violence: the many roots of homelessness 3 Jul 2017 5:22 AM (7 years ago)

We talked to homeless in different countries and they revealed housing insecurity's different causes around the world.

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‘Migration will become a human right’ – interview with Mohsin Hamid 30 Jun 2017 2:41 AM (7 years ago)

The author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist talks to Graeme Green about extremism, the refugee crisis and feeling at home in the past.

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This capitalism theme park will make you shudder 30 Jun 2017 1:44 AM (7 years ago)

KidZania is an unashamed shrine to the sterile, dystopian human-made landscapes, comedian Steve Parry writes.

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Can the migrants who make it convince others not to risk it? 29 Jun 2017 8:22 AM (7 years ago)

How Senegal is trying to involve the diaspora to curb emigration. By Sofia Christensen

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This is Congo's top environmental defender: Rodrigue Mugaruka Katembo 29 Jun 2017 6:07 AM (7 years ago)

He puts his life on the line to protect the Democratic Republic of Congo's national parks.

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‘We are with you’: 22 East London housing estates stand in solidarity with Grenfell 28 Jun 2017 10:51 AM (7 years ago)

A gesture of love and solidarity from estates and communities in East London to Grenfell and their local community.

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‘We feel stronger’: meet those fighting the sand-dredging business in Cambodia 28 Jun 2017 1:46 AM (7 years ago)

A source of corruption and environmental degradation. Rod Harbinson reports.

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The day Colombia’s FARC guerrilla ceases to exist as an armed group 27 Jun 2017 5:31 AM (7 years ago)

The guerrillas are handing weapons over to the UN, but they are in fear. Thomas Mortensen reports from Urabá.

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World music: New Internationalist picks the best album releases of the month 27 Jun 2017 12:55 AM (7 years ago)

Rûwâhîne by Ifriqiyya Electrique; The Underside of Power by Algiers: our music reviews of the month.

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Worldbeaters: the contrived grandeur of North Korea's Kim family 27 Jun 2017 12:11 AM (7 years ago)

Kim Jong-un's headline grabbing aggressive irrationalism takes some beating (though he might have met his match in recent times...)

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Remembering Lord Joel Joffe 26 Jun 2017 8:39 AM (7 years ago)

The world will miss the lawyer and philantrophist who defended Mandela and was chair of Oxfam, writes Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

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Environmental groups are taking Norway to court over oil drilling in the Arctic 26 Jun 2017 6:48 AM (7 years ago)

It’s against the Constitution, and means Norway will not respect the Paris Agreement, argues Tina Andersen Vågenes.

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The right way to rewrite NAFTA 26 Jun 2017 12:31 AM (7 years ago)

What is an internationalist to make of Donald J Trump’s vow to blow up the North American Free Trade Agreement? Mark Engler asks.

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‘The borderless Republic’: Sheffield celebrates migration 23 Jun 2017 8:04 AM (7 years ago)

Britain’s largest festival about refugees and sanctuary is more relevant than ever, writes Lydia Noon.

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Only Planet 23 Jun 2017 1:48 AM (7 years ago)

Marc Robert's monthly cartoon, from our June magazine.

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Southern Exposure 22 Jun 2017 3:24 AM (7 years ago)

Chandan Robert Rebeiro captures a budding Bangladeshi photographer.

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Lost in exile: The forgotten Chagos Islanders of West Sussex 22 Jun 2017 3:21 AM (7 years ago)

A group of Indian Ocean islanders, forcibly removed from their homes 50+ years ago and deported to England, are still fighting for recognition and basic rights. By Alexi Demetriadi.

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Stagnation, oil and oligarchy: a look at today's Algeria 21 Jun 2017 7:46 AM (7 years ago)

Power rests in the hands of a corrupt military and political oligarchy that denies people the right to self-determination, reports Hamza Hamouchene.

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‘Dirty Fashion’ report reveals pollution in big brands’ supply chains 20 Jun 2017 6:48 AM (7 years ago)

How H&M, Zara and Marks & Spencer are buying viscose from highly polluting factories in Asia. By Natasha Hurley.

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