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.

Bethany Rielly explores the chilling impact of the Spanish state’s intrusive surveillance tactics against Catalan civil society. Is there a chance of justice?

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.

Loneliness and social isolation have become chronic issues across the world. We must resist attempts to close down meaningful human interaction, writes Husna Ara.

On every continent, the railways are experiencing a renaissance. But what will it take to reshape them in the interests of people? Conrad Landin investigates.

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.

Report from The Balkans by Alessio Perrone.

Whatever his shortcomings, Ramaphosa is probably the last chance for the older generation of ANC leadership to make good on long-promised equality and justice, Richard Swift writes.

Morgan Meaker on Hezbollah's check on gay rights.

Green Border; Here.

Making a Movement; Left Alone; Our Island Stories; Purity.

Some Mississippi Sunday; One Drop of Kindness.

An unsettling encounter with a thief shakes Sophie Neiman’s sense of safety.

Nick Dowson speaks with an indigenous lawyer and campaigner fighting a gas pipeline in Mexico.

We put the track record of Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea – and a liberation fighter turned ruthless dictator – under the spotlight.

State of the industry; Deadly business; At the border; Who’s supplying whom?

The photos, facts, and politics of Mexico.

'The Host' by Vasini Varadan (India).