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.

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.

Report from The Americas by Alessio Perrone.

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.

Highlights from the 2025 Toronto Festival by Richard Swift.

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

Radio Lusaka; Mon Balo.

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.

The photos, facts, and politics of Iran.

ILYA examines the legacy - and lies - of Christopher Columbus.