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.
The Sotos are unlikely terrorists.
A couple with three children, Elizabeth and Ines Soto lived in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas in the United States, ...
As this magazine went to print the United States government imposed sanctions on Palestine Action and several other international activist collectives, declaring them ‘far-left terrorist groups’. Their assets will be frozen, fundraising for the groups will be banned and those involved will face bans from travelling ...
A selection of feature articles from each of the latest New Internationalist magazines.
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.
From 1926 to 2026. A century on, Bethany Rielly and Decca Muldowney examine Britain’s only general strike, a walk out with a scale and impact that remains unprecedented in the country’s history. What can movements learn from it today?
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?
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?
We don’t just need solutions – we need the courage to imagine they will succeed. Conrad Landin makes the case for collective action to secure a just future.
A selection of articles from the New Internationalist magazine archives.
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 highway project threatens indigenous peoples' reserves in Bolivia. Aldo Orellana Lopez reports.
Mexico In Transformation; Transcription; Song for a Hard-Hit People; The Roof Beneath Their Feet.
Israeli settlers are unleashing a campaign of fear in the West Bank. Mariam Barghouti reflects on how this violence is reshaping everyday life.
He puts his life on the line to protect the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national parks. Veronique Mistiaen talks to the dedicated conservationist.
Components, budget, and the peacekeepers of the United Nations.