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Some Mongolians believe their warrior-hero will return from the dead in 2027 to restore their country. Others aren’t willing to wait that long – and are taking on modern-day menaces themselves. Tina Burrett and Christopher Simons discover a nomadic people fighting for their past, and future.

In 2000, the UN summit agreed the Millennium Declaration – aspirations for the new century. Are we on target to meet them by 2015?

In 1992 New Internationalist published Wolfgang Sachs’ seminal series of essays Development: A Guide to the Ruins. Two decades on, he looks at how globalization gave the concept of ‘development’ an unexpected new lease of life – and argues that the 21st century needs to outgrow the idea for the sake of both the poor and the planet.

The leader of the Housewives’ Committee in Bolivia 1979.

The Indian activist who's been writing for New Internationalist for almost 25 years.

The nonviolent resistance activist on what she has been doing since she was featured in our 1997 issue.

The founding editor of the New Internationalist, Peter Adamson, looks at how the world has changed since the magazine started – and argues for a new push against inequality.

Cambodia, a ‘sweatshop-free nation’? Try telling that to its expolited workers, writes Heather Stilwell.

Some rich people are all for it. Nick Harvey reports on the growing desire for tax justice.

In spite of global financial crisis, the numbers of super-rich people in the world has grown - and so have their fortunes.

Why are indigenous leaders at odds with their communities in the struggle to conserve their forest homes? Jane Monahan travels to Ecuador to find out.

How do they get away with it? Vanessa Baird investigates.

A 10-point action plan for policymakers, illustrated by Kate Charlesworth.

From the US to China, Owen Jones documents how the demonization of the have-nots is going global.

A revealing set of US studies has got Urvashi Butalia thinking about how the rich behave in Dehli.

From direct deals with farmers to guerilla parks and suicide prevention, Alexandra Saliba documents grassroots solutions to the financial crisis.

Brian Fitzpatrick and Michael Norby reveal the real key to lasting peace in the war-torn country.

"Chris Thorpe gives his take on the impact of open-source tech on governance and manufacturing."

Nadim Kobeissi tells us about ways to protect our communication from prying eyes.

Who’s online where, who has your data and how much are they spending to get it?