The Empire Strikes Back. Across the globe governments are using terrorism laws to prosecute protesters. Decca Muldowney traces the practice back to its colonial origins, and considers the future consequences for activism.
The Sotos are unlikely terrorists.
A couple with three children, Elizabeth and Ines Soto lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas in the United States, ...
As this magazine went to print the United States government imposed sanctions on Palestine Action and several other international activist collectives, declaring them ‘far-left terrorist groups’. Their assets will be frozen, fundraising for the groups will be banned and those involved will face bans from travelling ...
A selection of feature articles from each of the latest New Internationalist magazines.
Gaza-born journalist Ramzy Baroud traces how Palestinians have turned survival into a struggle for dignity, history and freedom, with Gaza at the heart of the resistance.
People across the world are standing up to the power of the arms trade. Amy Hall explores its threat to life and democracy.
Although far from a modern phenomenon, the potency and complexity of misinformation has increased in the digital age. To tackle it, we need a systemic response that goes further than debunking one lie at a time, argues Nanjala Nyabola.
Britain’s general election saw the rightwing Conservatives swept out – and a huge majority for Labour. But the shallowness of the victorious party’s support points to an existential threat to dominant parties across the world, argues Conrad Landin.
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.
We don’t just need solutions – we need the courage to imagine they will succeed. Conrad Landin makes the case for collective action to secure a just future.
A selection of articles from the New Internationalist magazine archives.
The election on 1 April gave Carlos Alvarado Quesada’s National Action Party (PAN) more than 60 per cent of the vote and makes him one of the under-40 club of victors in presidential elections (France, New Zealand and Iceland).
A new study of the realities of renewables skewers simplistic narratives about the energy transition. By Ewan Gibbs.
Mariam Barghouti reflects on what it means when communities built on hospitality can no longer support their neighbours.
Blind outdoors enthusiast, Divyanshu Ganatra, on the importance of inclusion through adventure sports in India. Profile by Priti Salian.
State of the industry; Deadly business; At the border; Who’s supplying whom?