The global trend towards liberalizing abortion is being overshadowed by a newly emboldened anti-rights movement that wants to erode bodily autonomy. Bethany Rielly learns how feminist movements are organizing to put abortion back in the hands of the people – and keep it there.

Can South Africa ever fully shake off the shackles of apartheid? Conrad Landin asks whether the country’s historic genocide case against Israel could lead to a reckoning at home.

Bethany Rielly explores the chilling impact of the Spanish state’s intrusive surveillance tactics against Catalan civil society. Is there a chance of justice?

Loneliness and social isolation have become chronic issues across the world. We must resist attempts to close down meaningful human interaction, writes Husna Ara.

Starting from the revelations of a global pandemic, Dinyar Godrej looks into the possible futures of work.

Why is a nutritious superfood being routed away from poor communities to feed salmon, pigs and pets? Hazel Healy investigates.

Meet the non-profit art group trying to end violence against women in Mozambique. By Rebecca Cooke.

Fast fashion around the world.

Profile by Richard Swift

Highlights from the 2025 Toronto Festival by Richard Swift.

Poet and polemicist Mohammed El-Kurd chronicles the erasure of Palestinians – in voice as well as body. By Hamza Yusuf.

Album No. 1; Ma Gitala.

From Uganda to Mozambique, Sophie Neiman follows the trail of destruction of oil and gas.

Sian Griffiths meets a 10-year-old who is already a veteran transgender activist.

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

Green hydrogen and electricity access; Carbon Credits.

The photos, facts, and politics of India.

USAID, illustrated by Kate Evans.