The Empire Strikes Back. Across the globe governments are using terrorism laws to prosecute protesters. Decca Muldowney traces the practice back to its colonial origins, and considers the future consequences for activism.

A new space race is set to worsen global inequality and extend conflict. We need to return to seeing space as a place for all humankind, argues Nick Dowson.

The modern failures of the United Nations are not an aberration – but a product of its imperial roots, argues Conrad Landin. So how can we create a functioning system for global co-operation?

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.

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?

In June 2018, London is hosting an alternative ‘World Football Cup’ of linguistic minorities and unrecognized nations, organized by CONIFA. Alessio Perrone reports.

Profile by Richard Swift

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

No Other Choice; My Father’s Shadow.

The Future of Travel; Joyful Revolution; Benbecula; The Taste of Lightning.

Radio Lusaka; Mon Balo.

In a city where change is displacing homes and histories, Maya Misikir finds a sense of community growing in unexpected places.

Nick Dowson speaks with an indigenous lawyer and campaigner fighting a gas pipeline in Mexico.

Donald Trump's right-hand man is at the centre of global power. And he's dangerous.

Global Crackdown; Climate Clampdown; Silencing Solidarity.

The photos, facts, and politics of Armenia.

Science, by P J Polyp.