Could the threat of nuclear war be closer than ever? Amy Hall explores how we got here and the pathways out of the crisis.

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.

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.

How can we prevent an unjust transition? As the clean economy gets into gear, Nick Dowson asks whether a market-focused, subsidies-led approach will just mean more of the same.

We depend on it for food, shelter and work, it’s a cultural marker and a source of identity – but also a site of violence and anguish. It’s time for a reckoning, writes Amy Hall.

Update from India by Tom Lawson.

Anti-groping badges are becoming a popular tool in Japanese women’s fight against sexual harassment or chikan.

A record number of people lost their lives in UK immigration detention centres in 2017, writes Felix Bazalgette.

Highlights from the 2025 Toronto Festival by Richard Swift.

Mexico In Transformation; Transcription; Song for a Hard-Hit People; The Roof Beneath Their Feet.

Uli Costa e Sandália de Prata; Evil Plan.

In the first letter of a new series, Maya Misikir writes about the loss of her citys soul to a new development project thats ripping communities apart.

A profile of Afghan campaigner for women’s education and rights Jamila Afghani, who started by persuading the imams. Beena Nadeem talks to the unassuming trailblazer

Richard Swift takes aim at Sava Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar, once friends but now foes at the pinnacle of violent South Sudanese politics.

Who has what? Nukenomics, toxic testing, and atomic opinions.

The photos, facts, and politics of Peru.

Trust, by Marc Roberts.