New Internationalist

We are all internationalists now

We are all internationalists now

Simon Reid-Henry makes the case for why we need to think outside the borders of the nation state, today more than ever.
Burma's bloodthirsty monks

Burma's bloodthirsty monks

Brennan O’Connor meets the activists who are challenging a violent Bhuddist minority intent on persecuting Muslims.
Righting the wrongs of life on the street

Righting the wrongs of life on the street

We need to serve the needs of marginalized children and invest in their future, says Ellis Tsang.
Gay rights are not in competition with religious freedom

Gay rights are not in competition with religious freedom

Adam Long argues that there is no room in a democracy for one set of rights to infringe on another.
Britain's bedroom tax shame

Britain's bedroom tax shame

Patrick Thompson says that the coalition government is denying vulnerable groups a basic human right.

Magazine

What kind of peace?

The legacy of Oslo has left Palestinians distinctly underwhelmed by the current peace talks. Ella David reports.

Burma's bloodthirsty monks

Brennan O’Connor meets the activists who are challenging a violent Bhuddist minority intent on persecuting Muslims.

PHOTO ESSAY: For Eritrean migrants, there is more dignity in death

Tim Baster and Isabelle Merminod capture the painful goodbyes of the survivors of the recent Lampedusa tragedy and the victims’ families.

Stepping up for Syrian refugees

Jordanian translator Maha Alasil is going to extraordinary lengths to help, reports Nigel Wilson.

Rise of the killer robots!

Nathalie Olah reports on the alarming development of autonomous weapons.

Mining interests trump local democracy in Greece

But a wave of social unrest may derail the government’s economic agenda, says Jen Wilton.

'We aren't victims in Mali'

Singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré talks to Graeme Green about being an ‘Afro-progressive’ and how politics informs her music.

Blogs

Recipe of the week - Belgian Beer Stew

Free weekly recipe from The Small Planet Vegetarian Cookbook.

Why the problem of Bangladesh isn't solved yet

The people who make our clothes are economic prisoners, says Yang Sophorn.

Google’s T's & C's are harder to understand than War and Peace

Laura Hood investigates Literatin, the plug-in that rates written material based on its ‘gobbledygook’ score.

We are all internationalists now

Simon Reid-Henry makes the case for why we need to think outside the borders of the nation state, today more than ever.

Stop the foreclosures: Main Street takes on Wall Street

Samir Jeraj talks to a Californian mayor who is helping her constituents stay in their homes.

Ancient knowledge could overhaul India’s health system

Mari Marcel Thekaekara argues that we can all improve our wellbeing through traditional medicine and by slowing down.

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