Could the threat of nuclear war be closer than ever? Amy Hall explores how we got here and the pathways out of the crisis.
If you want to get a nuclear-powered submarine refitted, repaired or refuelled in Britain, there is only one place to go – Devonport dockyard in Plymouth, the bigge...
What would happen if a nuclear bomb went off above the New Internationalist office?
To get an idea I used the online tool Nukemap. If just one W-87, 300kt yield warhead (one of the bombs currently part of the US’s nuclear arsenal), was detonated above our office in Oxford, England, Nukemap predicts that nearly 8...
A selection of feature articles from each of the latest New Internationalist magazines.
In an age of crisis, despair is the currency of the global far right. How, asks Bethany Rielly, can we turn this reactionary tide?
This is not your land. After the defeat of a 2023 referendum on the inclusion of a First Nations Voice in parliament, Zoe Holman traces the claims to self-determination made by Indigenous peoples in Australia, culminating in today’s rallying call for Treaty.
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.
Rising costs, Covid-19 and austerity have pushed too many countries – and households – into unmanageable debt. Amy Hall asks how we got here, and finds a movement shaking off the stigma of debt and getting organized.
Bethany Rielly explores the chilling impact of the Spanish state’s intrusive surveillance tactics against Catalan civil society. Is there a chance of justice?
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.
A selection of articles from the New Internationalist magazine archives.
In Koh Kong province, Cambodia a band of Mother Nature activists have scored a victory in the battle against environmentally destructive sand dredging writes Fran Lambrick.
Resistance is rising in the UK as the company behind the controversial energy-extraction process known as fracking gears up for a return to action.
The Future of Travel; Joyful Revolution; Benbecula; The Taste of Lightning.
From Uganda to Mozambique, Sophie Neiman follows the trail of destruction of oil and gas.
Nick Dowson speaks with an indigenous lawyer and campaigner fighting a gas pipeline in Mexico.
Brazil’s oldest president – and architect of his predecessor’s downfall – is put under the spotlight.
Membership, election year, and party types around the world.
ILYA examines the legacy - and lies - of Christopher Columbus.