Rivers and fish are being poisoned with mercury, forests are felled and land devastated as illegal mining, fuelled in part by ...

The US and Israel’s attack on Iran has sent the oil and gas markets into chaos. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz, combined ...

As space becomes an increasingly vital arena for war, William J Astore tracks its increased militarization. ‘One point five trillion dollars.’ President Donald Trump has a penchant for eyewatering, Dr ...

Bethany Rielly and Decca Muldowney unpack the history of Britain’s only general strike, and why it still matters today.

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As Egypt prepares to host the latest UN climate conference, COP27, Hamza Hamouchene and Katie Sandwell call time on ‘business as usual’, which in North Africa means non-solutions that line private ...

The Venezuelan leader's abduction reflects US drug policy being used against Latin American governments resisting its geopolitical interests, argues Kojo Koram.

Researcher Peter Howson reports on how the global scramble for new space launch sites is affecting those who live around them – from Indonesia to Scandinavia. Tycoons like Musk want us to believe it’s ...

NI issues statement in solidarity with Sudanese journalist targeted for reporting on war. New Internationalist condemns the coordinated campaign of online harassment targeting our contributor Eiad ...

A new space race between billionaires and global superpowers is set to worsen inequality, extend conflict, and harm the environment. But there is another way, argues Nick Dowson. In November 1572 a ...