The global far right

Action, and further reading on the global far right.

Political Power; Hate Watch; Law and Order; Conspiracy Machine.

Josefina Salomón reports from Buenos Aires’ neglected barrios where social movements are sharpening the playbook against Javier Milei’s ruthless austerity drive.

Meet Árpád Habony, the mysterious man behind Viktor Orbán’s rise to power. He’s now working in the shadows to take Hungary’s far-right model global. Connor Mulhern and Balázs Turcsán investigate.

Workers are resisting Trumpism – but some corners remain silent. America’s labour movement must now decide if it will stand against fascism or fall with it, argues Kim Kelly.

Interfaith couples in India are asserting their right to get married, despite threats of violence. Arshu John and Poorvi Gupta speak to the courageous lovers, activists and lawyers standing against extremists.

Around the world, ordinary people are pushing back against the influence of the far right. Bethany Rielly looks at the work of three organizations using culture and conversation to counter hate in their communities.

Resisting the far right surge. Words by Paula Lacey & Bethany Rielly.

Tech oligarchs are co-opting fictional universes to sell us a false story of their inevitability. To defeat them we need to reclaim the power of fiction to imagine a world beyond their grasp, argues Elia Ayoub.

The left needs a better, more ambitious message when it comes to taxation, argues Jason Hickel.

Thanks to a hit film and a terror charge, the hip-hop trio Kneecap are better known than ever before. Far from attention-seeking, their antics bring a proud tradition of cultural resistance to a new frontier, writes Decca Muldowney.

Plunder deal, not peace deal, by Rosebell Kagumire.

Rohingya: harassed, detained, deported. By Tarushi Aswani.

Black Mirror, Brazilian-style, by Leonardo Sakamoto.

New Internationalists' view on the proscription of protest.

Egypt keeps displaced Palestinians in legal limbo, denying them stability and rights. By Rebecca Ruth Gould.

Iran escalates mass expulsions, sending Afghans back to a country many have never known. By Zoe Holman.

US trade uncertainty threatens to wipe out Haiti’s last major source of formal jobs. By Gabriella Jozwiak.

Not matcha left; Deadly tensions; Unprecedented posting; French exit; No say, no way; The right to die.

UK-backed gas scheme in Mozambique faces renewed legal challenge over human rights and climate harms. By Ilham Rawoot.

Investigation links global brands to forced labour of Uyghur and other minorities across China’s supply chains. By Michael Ackerman.

Serbia’s student-led anti-corruption movement endures despite state repression and political impasse. By Nikola Teodosić.

Kashmir’s new rail link raises fears of deeper occupation, resource exploitation and political disenfranchisement. By Mubashir Naik & Irshad Hussain.

Zohran Mamdani’s insurgent mayoral bid pits a left-populist vision against entrenched centrists and the Republican right. By Richard Swift.

Communist candidate Jeannette Jara energizes Chile’s left with promises of wealth reform and social investment. By Isabella Poderico.

Tanzania’s first female president reverses early reforms, tightening authoritarian control ahead of elections. By Obiora Ikoku.

Community constitution; Embargo endorsed; Freedom at last.

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Labouring for hours over six kilos of simmering onions, Maya Misikir reflects on the invisible weight of ‘women’s work’, family and gratitude.

'Camouflage' by Muzaffar Yulchiboev (Uzbekistan)

A Swampy Sentence, writes Zoe Holman.

Syrian Kurds protest violence against Druze communities in Suweida.

The photos, facts, and politics of Peru.

Returning from Gaza, British doctor Victoria Rose tells Subi Shah of operating under fire, documenting war crimes and calling out Israel’s propaganda.

Highlighting the work of artists and photographers from the Majority World.

Indigenous peoples are demanding a real seat at the table of the UN climate talks. Words by Danny Chivers.

Fiscal responsibility, illustrated by Kate Evans.

Privatisation to the rescue, by Marc Roberts.

Deforestation, by P J Polyp.

we abolished the family? John Duncan imagines life beyond capitalism’s most sacred institution.

Struggling with an ethical dilemma? New Internationalist’s Agony Uncle can help you find answers in our troubled political times.

You Can Kill Each Other After I Leave; Planet Patriarchy; To the Moon; In Transit.

Late Shift; Young Mothers.

Chat Iskandaria; The Good Ones.

A veteran economist lifts the lid on the perils of international aid. By Graeme Green.

In Tessa Hadley’s novels, ordinary lives and homes become charged with memory and unease, where private dramas quietly echo the politics of their time. Words by Conrad Landin.