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.
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.
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.
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?
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 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.
A selection of articles from the New Internationalist magazine archives.
Iceland's charismatic new Left-Green prime minister has big plans, but will the Left-Green's radical programme survive political wrangling with other coalition partners asks Richard Swift.
All Hands on Deck; Fascist Yoga; The Evin Prison Bakers’ Club; Heart Lamp.
As Addis changes rapidly beneath her feet, Maya Misikir discovers a community of artists working to document its disappearing history.
Veronique Mistiaen meets Afghanistan’s ‘mother of education’, who for more than two decades has been transforming lives through community-based learning.
We put the track record of Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea – and a liberation fighter turned ruthless dictator – under the spotlight.
The bubble; Thirst for data; Ghost workers in the machine.
ILYA examines the legacy - and lies - of Christopher Columbus.