Features
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When Anonymous got into politics
"Quinn Norton looks behind the mask of Anonymous, charting its evolution into a global activist force."
How the US has been sponsoring terrorism in the Sahara
Jeremy Keenan uncovers the shocking, murky background to the current conflict in Mali.
10 steps to software freedom
Charlie Harvey outlines the righteous path to internet liberation
Internet showdown: why digital freedom matters - to us all
New Internationalist co-editor Hazel Healy meets the free software hackers protecting your bits from cybersnooping governments and marketers.
Child survival - but at what cost?
In order to make a real difference to poor children’s lives, it’s not enough to save them from an early death – the agenda must shift from the humanitarian to the political, argues paediatrician Claudio Schuftan.
Moral medicine: the Cuban way
A revolutionary example of efficient and affordable healthcare, by John M Kirk and Chris Walker.
Healthcare and inequality - THE FACTS
A matter of life and death: the contrasting rates of mortality, access to medicine and care across the globe.
Bad medicine
Inequality squeezes both how healthy we are and the healthcare we get. Time to get past it, believes Dinyar Godrej.
Palestine: shaking up the occupiers
Linah Alsaafin voices youth frustration with the double bind of Israeli occupation and defunct Palestinian leadership.
When Akala met Seun
Afrobeat star Seun Kuti talks to rapper Akala about hope, politics and African religions.
Youth – The FACTS
This infographic takes a closer look at the contrasting lives of the 1.2 billion young people aged 15-24 worldwide.
Youth rising
Young people are playing a vital role in a sweeping wave of dissent, says Jody McIntyre.
Why selling out is no longer an option
Capitalism’s betrayals will cost youth dear. Laurie Penny’s call to arms.
Journalism in Mexico: 'Seeing my own death'
Award-winning reporter Sandra Rodríguez Nieto on the dangers of writing from the drug-war frontline.
What would legalization of drugs look like?
Heroin in every lunchbox? Not quite. Medic Max Rendall answers your questions...
Illegal drugs - THE FACTS
The demand for illegal drugs is solid and the trade in them resilient - in spite of expensive and punitive attempts to stop it.
Legalize drugs - all of them!
NI editor Vanessa Baird looks at the many reasons why this is the only option that makes sense.
Confessions of a voluntourist
Helping out the locals while on holiday is a win-win situation, isn't it? Maybe not, says Michelle Dobrovolny.
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