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Haiti is not just recovering from the
earthquake but from the political and
economic interventions of recent decades, as
Phillip Wearne explains.

The 'war on terror' saw the west splurge its peace dividend in a frenzy of arms spending. Check out some astonishing facts and figures...

The arms trade tends to have the government's ear. Why, wonders Dinyar Godrej, when it is so counter-productive?

Derelict inner-city sites are being transformed by green-fingered volunteers, writes Anna Weston.

Andrew Feinstein examines the corrupt networks of arms deals.

On World AIDS Day, a stark reminder of how Big Pharma drug patents deny HIV treatment to the developing world.

Maize and wheat are hot assets, right up there with gold. But since investors piled into food markets, the poorest can no longer afford to eat. Hazel Healy gets to grips with the commodity speculators.

Who is making a profit from food?

As the #OccupyWallStreet protests continue to grow, Mark Engler agrees that the bankers must be held to account for their ill-gotten gains.

Rami Zurayk says the Arab uprisings offer a unique chance to embrace food sovereignty.

Slum dwellers are using urban agriculture as a buffer to market shocks, report Danielle Nierenberg and Jessie Chang.

The scale of indigenous-led protests against mining in southern Peru took most by surprise. Vanessa Baird on what led to such flare-ups.

An estimated 73 million sharks are slaughtered every year for their fins, with 110 species now facing extinction, reports Claire C.

Undercover journalist Daniel Wiggins gives an inside view on Syria's protest movements.

From Canada to Congo, from India to Australia, indigenous communities are fighting for their lives and livelihoods.

Vanessa Baird discovers why the Asháninka people of the River Ene are taking a hard line against dam builders – and others.

The Pakistani Left has a history to be proud of and is regrouping to fight in new battles, as Qualandar Bux Memon and Ali Mohsni report.

Despite its turbulent past, Ziauddin Sardar finds reasons for optimism in Pakistan's future.

An infographic covering population, religion, quality of life and more.

Merryl Wyn Davies visits a remote village in Northwest Frontier to find out how it is recovering from last year’s devastating floods.