Confronting the impact of empire is not about getting stuck in the past, writes Amy Hall. It’s vital to how we build a better future.

A new far-right Israeli government’s meddling with the supreme court has Jewish citizens up in arms. But the shredded freedoms of the Palestinian people under Israel’s thumb are still off the table. Zoe Holman looks at how the so-called ‘peace process’ has allowed Israel to deepen its colonial project and regime of control over Palestinian lives.

We don’t just need solutions – we need the courage to imagine they will succeed. Conrad Landin makes the case for collective action to secure a just future.

We depend on it for food, shelter and work, it’s a cultural marker and a source of identity – but also a site of violence and anguish. It’s time for a reckoning, writes Amy Hall.

Why is a nutritious superfood being routed away from poor communities to feed salmon, pigs and pets? Hazel Healy investigates.

More fragile than we thought, liberal democracy seems to be under attack from many sides. Are these death throes – or growing pains? Vanessa Baird explores.

Zuma’s trial is just one symptom of South Africa’s problems, Neil Thompson reports.

Army of Robins; Fossil fail; Mothers halt HIV

Maasai activists hope Tanzania’s newly appointed Natural Resources Minister Hamisi Kigwangalla could put an end to big-game trophy hunting, Nick Dowson writes.

Every Body; Tótem.

A new study of civilizational thinking leaves no doubt as to its 19th century origins, writes Ed McNally.

Women in Revolt; Last Night a Woman Saved My Life.

Stephanie Boyd experiences new life amid grief on a night voyage in the Peruvian Amazon.

Sian Griffiths meets a 10-year-old who is already a veteran transgender activist.

Kim Jong-un's headline grabbing aggressive irrationalism takes some beating (though he might have met his match in recent times...)

Whose farm?, land deals, trashing the place, city folk.

The photos, facts, and politics of Bermuda.

Trivial Pursuit, by Marc Roberts.