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The urban areas surrounding Paris are often considered a symptom – or cause – of the failure of France’s social policies. Cole Stangler speaks to residents of the banlieues, and finds exploitation and division – but a spirit of resistance too.
Abdoulie Ceesay, Gambian representative to the COP28 climate summit, argues if the West wants to address the wave of coups in Africa, it must take real climate action – rather than pursuing further failed militarization.
Natasha Ion reports on how Gabès residents are taking on Tunisia’s phosphate industry, despite the odds stacked against them.
The Indian state’s determination to promote Kashmir as a tourist destination is part of a larger strategy to legitimize its continued military occupation, writes Pranay Somayajula.
In the last of our series celebrating NI at 50, Debbie Taylor argues that women are imprisoned by domestic work.
Pervasive surveillance is Big Tech’s bread and butter. To break free, we must build a new World Wide Web beyond capitalism, argues Juan Ortiz Freuler.
In Los Angeles, a group of activists are standing up against police surveillance of their neighbourhoods. Bethany Rielly speaks to Hamid Khan and Matyos Kidane of the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition about what it means to take on one of the US’s most powerful forces.
Taj Ali explores how the retail titan has turned its dystopian systems of surveillance onto striking workers.
Israel is at the forefront of the booming spyware industry that threatens human rights, press freedom and democracy worldwide. Antony Loewenstein examines spyware’s role in Israel’s occupation of Palestine, and why governments are failing to reign in its insidious spread.
Since seizing power in 2021, Myanmar’s military junta has expanded its use of surveillance to hunt down and jail its critics. Preeti Jha reports on the methods it employs and how anti-coup activists are adapting to the shrinking space for dissent.
| Article title | Description | Author | Published | Magazine | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer says no | Report on the UK’s ‘Online Safety’ Bill by Nick Dowson. |
Nick Dowson | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| Introducing... Bernardo Arévalo | The winner of Guatemala’s presidential race. |
Richard Swift | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| The ‘coup belt’? | Report from Senegal by Obiora Ikoku. |
Obiora Ikoku | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| Paris isn’t dead yet | The urban areas surrounding Paris are often considered a symptom – or cause – of the failure of France’s social policies. Cole Stangler speaks to residents of the banlieues, and finds exploitation and division – but a spirit of resistance too. |
Cole Stangler | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| Climate coups | Abdoulie Ceesay, Gambian representative to the COP28 climate summit, argues if the West wants to address the wave of coups in Africa, it must take real climate action – rather than pursuing further failed militarization. |
Abdoulie Ceesay | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| ‘Leave us alone’ | Natasha Ion reports on how Gabès residents are taking on Tunisia’s phosphate industry, despite the odds stacked against them. |
Natasha Ion | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| A holiday in Kashmir | The Indian state’s determination to promote Kashmir as a tourist destination is part of a larger strategy to legitimize its continued military occupation, writes Pranay Somayajula. |
Pranay Somayajula | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| Life sentence | In the last of our series celebrating NI at 50, Debbie Taylor argues that women are imprisoned by domestic work. |
Debbie Taylor | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| Towards a post-capitalist internet | Pervasive surveillance is Big Tech’s bread and butter. To break free, we must build a new World Wide Web beyond capitalism, argues Juan Ortiz Freuler. |
Juan Ortiz Freuler | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| Protest spy tech | Your counter-surveillance guide. |
November, 2023 | 546 | Buy | |
| Overwatched and underserved | In Los Angeles, a group of activists are standing up against police surveillance of their neighbourhoods. Bethany Rielly speaks to Hamid Khan and Matyos Kidane of the Stop LAPD Spying Coalition about what it means to take on one of the US’s most powerful forces. |
Bethany Rielly | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| Under Amazon’s eyes | Taj Ali explores how the retail titan has turned its dystopian systems of surveillance onto striking workers. |
Taj Ali | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| Spy games | Israel is at the forefront of the booming spyware industry that threatens human rights, press freedom and democracy worldwide. Antony Loewenstein examines spyware’s role in Israel’s occupation of Palestine, and why governments are failing to reign in its insidious spread. |
Antony Loewenstein | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| 360° repression | Since seizing power in 2021, Myanmar’s military junta has expanded its use of surveillance to hunt down and jail its critics. Preeti Jha reports on the methods it employs and how anti-coup activists are adapting to the shrinking space for dissent. |
Preeti Jha | November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |
| Action & info | Action, and further reading on surveillance. |
November, 2023 | 546 | Buy |