In an age of crisis, despair is the currency of the global far right. How, asks Bethany Rielly, can we turn this reactionary tide?

They are touted as our way out of climate chaos and essential for making the things we use, from mobile phones to electric vehicles. Vanessa Baird sets out to investigate critical minerals – and the rush to get them.

People across the world are standing up to the power of the arms trade. Amy Hall explores its threat to life and democracy.

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.

A new far-right Israeli government’s meddling with the supreme court has Jewish citizens up in arms. But the shredded freedoms of the Palestinian people under Israel’s thumb are still off the table. Zoe Holman looks at how the so-called ‘peace process’ has allowed Israel to deepen its colonial project and regime of control over Palestinian lives.

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.

Two artists have invented a saint to protect residents from gentrification. Yohann Koshy reports.

Norwegian activists are challenging ‘white-saviour’ attitudes that over-simplify poverty writes Tom Lawson.

A community group is campaigning to turn the London borough of Haringey into a safer place for migrants. Charlotte England reports.

Late Shift; Young Mothers.

In Tessa Hadley’s novels, ordinary lives and homes become charged with memory and unease, where private dramas quietly echo the politics of their time. Words by Conrad Landin.

Tilaye’s Saxophone With The Dahlak Band; Nuevos Ríos.

Mariam Barghouti opens her series from Ramallah by examining the Palestinian city’s coffee boom – and what it says about life under occupation.

Thanks to the efforts of Catherine Shovlin, a Syrian refugee camp is building a community spirit. Florence Derrick meets her.

We put the track record of Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea – and a liberation fighter turned ruthless dictator – under the spotlight.

The industry; distrust in the news; laws and regulations; key terms; term usage over time.

The photos, facts, and politics of Haiti.

Trust, by Marc Roberts.