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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

Carmen Herrera traces the history of the Sandinista National Liberation Front, from socialist liberators to ‘institutional dictators’, under the increasingly brutal rule of Daniel Ortega A mural 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 ...

Surprisingly, Rwanda regularly tops global gender equality tables. What can a traditional sexual practice reveal about gender norms? Alice McCool finds out ‘Sex is for the woman. This is because the ...

It was a movement that reverberated on campuses from Cape Town to Oxford. Musawenkosi Cabe speaks to activists who were part of the high-profile push to decolonize universities and challenge white ...

The award-winning author and illustrator describes the party which aimed to build a socialist alternative to zionism while fighting violent anti-semitism in Eastern Europe in the early 20th century.

Beyond the sensationalist headlines, Obiora Ikoku finds a deeply rooted crisis, made worse by the country’s ruling elite. Nine months ago, Rita Gendaga was preparing for her late father’s funeral when ...