On the move: Tinariwen, with Eyadou on the far left, are touring for the next two years.

And finally...

The bass player, composer and songwriter with Malian ‘desert blues’ band Tinariwen talks about his first guitar, instability in Mali and his hopes for an autonomous Tuareg territory.

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NI 474 - Feminism fights back - July, 2014
Photo: Stephen Barker

And finally... Xiaolu Guo

The award-winning novelist and film director tells Graeme Green about growing up in rural China, freedom, censorship and loneliness.

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NI 473 - The politics of language loss - June, 2014

And finally: Uri Fruchtmann

The filmmaker and director tells Jo Lateu why he supports activists who expose wrongdoing through video.

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NI 472 - Organ trafficking - May, 2014

A word with Angélique Kidjo

Louise Gray talks to the award-winning musician about the resilience of African music, and why she won’t be pigeon-holed.

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NI 471 - The war on whistleblowers - April, 2014
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Interview with Saleh Bakri

The Palestinian actor tells Frank Barat why fame will not change him - or his passion for justice for his people.

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NI 468 - Fracking - the gathering storm - December, 2013

John Pilger: Australia's silent apartheid

The investigative journalist and filmmaker tells Hazel Healy about his new film, and explains why Australia is still on an international ‘shame list’.

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NI 467 - Time to rethink disability - November, 2013
A word with Rokia Traoré Mathieu Zazzo

A word with Rokia Traoré

The Malian singer-songwriter talks to about being an 'Afro-progressive' and how politics informs her music.

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NI 466 - Where have all the girls gone? - October, 2013
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A word with Fawzia Koofi

Afghan MP Fawzia Koofi wants women to get out of their traditional closet.

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NI 465 - How the war on pirates became big business - September, 2013
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Eduardo Galeano

He talks to Vanessa Baird about dreams, football, justice – and the legs of his very first teacher.

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NI 464 - Debt - a global scam - July, 2013
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An interview with Public Service Broadcasting

Using archive footage, propaganda material and public information films to accompany their music, J Willgoose and Wrigglesworth weave together past, present and future. Jo Lateu asks J Willgoose what it’s all about.

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NI 463 - Argentina's challenge - June, 2013
Rob Newman Interview

Rob Newman Interview

Comedian, author and activist Rob Newman talks to K Biswas about the corporate welfare state, WH Auden and austerity, and offers an intriguing solution to Greece’s economic woes.

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NI 462 - Land grabs - May, 2013
Ken Loach: Bring back the Spirit of '45

Ken Loach: Bring back the Spirit of '45

The outspoken film director renowned for his social-realist directing style, his socialist beliefs, and for turning down an OBE, talks to Amy Hall.

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NI 461 - Demolition job - April, 2013
Photo: Berthold Stadler / AP / Press Association Images

Angela Davis

Once on the FBI's 'most wanted' list, the radical political activist, author and scholar has been making waves in the civil rights movement since 1961. She talks to Frank Barat about her past, her present, and her hopes for the future.

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NI 460 - What has development done for me? - March, 2013
Jon Snow - 'Twitter is a sensational medium' Matt Crossick / EMPICS Entertainment

Jon Snow - 'Twitter is a sensational medium'

The veteran journalist talks to Libby Powell about the dearth of tweeting Tuaregs, reporting war crimes and the scourge of guinea worm.

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NI 459 - The feral rich - January, 2013
Indian novelist Jeet Thayil.

Jeet Thayil: 'writing makes nothing happen'

Indian shortlisted Booker prize author speaks to Amy Hall about inspiration (overrated) and constructing an off-world station for gun-lovers.

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NI 457 - Bad medicine - November, 2012
The indomitable human spirit is a great reason for hope.The Jane Goodall Institute

A word with Jane Goodall

The renowned primatologist speaks to Sian Griffiths about hens, chimps and the indomitable human spirit.

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NI 454 - Co-operatives - July, 2012
Adonis, Arab poet, critic and thinker.Photo: Torstein Blixfjord. Artwork: Untitled, 2011, mixed media on paper, by Adonis.

A word with Adonis

One of the greatest Arab poets of our time speaks to Giedre Steikunaite about creativity and consciousness.

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NI 451 - Adapt or die - April, 2012

Articles in this category displayed as a table:

Article title From magazine Publication date
Feminism fights back July, 2014
The politics of language loss June, 2014
Organ trafficking May, 2014
The war on whistleblowers April, 2014
Commodities - the pitfalls of resource wealth March, 2014
Why are we locking up migrants? January, 2014
Fracking - the gathering storm December, 2013
Time to rethink disability November, 2013
Where have all the girls gone? October, 2013
How the war on pirates became big business September, 2013
Debt - a global scam July, 2013
Argentina's challenge June, 2013
Land grabs May, 2013
Demolition job April, 2013
What has development done for me? March, 2013
The feral rich January, 2013
Internet showdown December, 2012
Bad medicine November, 2012
Co-operatives July, 2012
Adapt or die April, 2012
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