Imagery generated by artificial intelligence has become the beloved aesthetic of today’s dictators, argues Decca Muldowney. A robust media is needed to combat misinformation and its miseries.
It was a freezing cold day in St Paul, Minnesota, when Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights attorney and ordained minister, was taken away in handcuffs by federal a...
You can ask an AI chatbot anything from the best gift for a relative who has everything to the ‘perfect’ chocolate brownie recipe. A response is available 24/7.
But there are darker sides to this technology.
In September 2025, Adam Raine, a 16-year-old from California, ended his life after several months of...
A selection of feature articles from each of the latest New Internationalist magazines.
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.
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.
As the cost of living crisis becomes entrenched, Nick Dowson examines the scene of the crime, tracks down the culprits and proposes a route to resolution.
On every continent, the railways are experiencing a renaissance. But what will it take to reshape them in the interests of people? Conrad Landin investigates.
We cannot let the ever-expanding oil and gas industry stand in the way of urgently needed climate action. Nick Dowson lays out a path to change.
A selection of articles from the New Internationalist magazine archives.
Anti-groping badges are becoming a popular tool in Japanese women’s fight against sexual harassment or chikan.
Residents from a coastal village in the Gambia are suing a Chinese-owned fishmeal plant accused of pollution, writes Nosmot Gbadamosi.
A secretive British government aid-fund has generated renewed controversy after a rights group revealed that it has been used to train people involved in torture and execution.
A collection of short stories and vignettes from a feminist pioneer pinpoints the absurd details of the normalizing state, writes Caitlín Doherty.
A visit to a secluded Jewish community nestled in the hilltops of rural Uganda brings back warm memories of home for Sophie Neiman.
The Indian human rights defender who stopped a mining giant in its tracks speaks with Veronique Mistiaen.
Ego? Tick. Money? Tick. Power-hungry? Tick. A disaster for the world? Tick.
State of the industry; Deadly business; At the border; Who’s supplying whom?