Sudan went from tearing down a dictator to a devastating war at the hands of military generals. But the hope of civilian rule lives, writes Lara Lamie.

Brazil has managed to turn into a legal dispute a question that, until recently, would have sounded like the plot of a bad science fiction film: can a political candidate use digital avatars of real ...

‘Iron Lady’ has become a lazy euphemism for any conservative woman who ascends to power promising to keep things the way they are, including the subordinate position of other women in society and ...

New Internationalist’s award-winning journalism – now in a podcast! Subscribe and listen to The World Unspun wherever you get your podcasts. Joe Mulhall, research director at the anti-fascist ...

The UK government is being challenged in the High Court over a loophole allowing it to continue arms exports to Israel. Amy Hall reports. This story first appeared in our Currents newsletter — sign up ...

An oil boom is reshaping Guyana’s future. Ben Jacob traces the country’s long history of colonial exploitation from Britain’s sugar factory to Exxon’s oil fields. Georgetown, the capital city of ...

Trade in copper and zinc is set to soar as countries electrify. But human rights defenders are raising the alarm and revealing a darker side of the story. Vanessa Baird reports. Estela Rojas has ...

Secretive and ruthless, the traffickers controlling the kidney trade thrive on the desperation of the poor and the sick. Nancy Scheper-Hughes lays bare the ‘collateral damage’. The slide on the screen ...

Western consumer culture is creating a psycho-spiritual crisis that leaves us disoriented and bereft of purpose. How can we treat our sick culture and make ourselves well? asks John F Schumaker. Our ...

Amid the war on Iran, a growing movement is challenging a colonial-era military presence in the Mediterranean nation. Futura D’Aprile reports. Cyprus has once again found itself caught in the ...

Will the technology solve water shortages and soaring bills or worsen environmental and social strains? Helen Morgan reports from Catalonia. It is not unusual to see people filling huge bottles of ...

As the cost of living crisis becomes entrenched, Nick Dowson examines the scene of the crime, tracks down the culprits and proposes a route to resolution. As the cost of living crisis becomes ...