Although far from a modern phenomenon, the potency and complexity of misinformation has increased in the digital age. To tackle it, we need a systemic response that goes further than debunking one lie at a time, argues Nanjala Nyabola.
In September 2024, US vice presidential candidate JD Vance amplified a rumour circulating on Facebook that Haitian migrants in the small Ohio town of Springfield, wh...
Information is the raw material for society. It is information that turns us from individuals operating in isolation into communities. Information is the substrate on which our ideas grow. The space in which this raw material exists is the information ecosystem.
Authoritarians know this. That’s why they spend so much...
A selection of feature articles from each of the latest New Internationalist magazines.
Britain’s general election saw the rightwing Conservatives swept out – and a huge majority for Labour. But the shallowness of the victorious party’s support points to an existential threat to dominant parties across the world, argues Conrad Landin.
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.
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 cannot let the ever-expanding oil and gas industry stand in the way of urgently needed climate action. Nick Dowson lays out a path to change.
Can we create a world where we don’t turn to police and prisons for justice? Amy Hall explores the movement offering a different vision for the future.
Starting from the revelations of a global pandemic, Dinyar Godrej looks into the possible futures of work.
A selection of articles from the New Internationalist magazine archives.
New research suggests that low-carbon infrastructure is not only ethical, it also yields greater economic returns.
Doctors and patients are fighting back against new rules to restrict migrants’ access to the NHS, writes Simon Childs.
Shell companies are aggravating some of the world’s worst conflicts, writes Steven Shaw.
The North Will Rise Again; Scattered; A Mouth Full of Salt; A Mouth Full of Salt.
Stephanie Boyd reports from a remote village in the Peruvian Amazon, where ways of life are changing with modern times – but ancient traditions live on.
The Indian human rights defender who stopped a mining giant in its tracks speaks with Veronique Mistiaen.
The president of the Philippines he may be, but his reputation is as a Dirty Harry of vigilante politics.
Membership, election year, and party types around the world.