From 1926 to 2026. A century on, Bethany Rielly and Decca Muldowney examine Britain’s only general strike, a walk out with a scale and impact that remains unprecedented in the country’s history. What can movements learn from it today?

They are touted as our way out of climate chaos and essential for making the things we use, from mobile phones to electric vehicles. Vanessa Baird sets out to investigate critical minerals – and the rush to get them.

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.

The global trend towards liberalizing abortion is being overshadowed by a newly emboldened anti-rights movement that wants to erode bodily autonomy. Bethany Rielly learns how feminist movements are organizing to put abortion back in the hands of the people – and keep it there.

Rising costs, Covid-19 and austerity have pushed too many countries – and households – into unmanageable debt. Amy Hall asks how we got here, and finds a movement shaking off the stigma of debt and getting organized.

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.

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

Sally Hayden writes about the Lukodi massacre museum.

Report by Lyndall Stein.

No Other Choice; My Father’s Shadow.

A new study of transgender experiences finds both diversity and common ground. By Jennie Kermode.

Avoudé; 3.

In a city where change is displacing homes and histories, Maya Misikir finds a sense of community growing in unexpected places.

He puts his life on the line to protect the Democratic Republic of Congo’s national parks. Veronique Mistiaen talks to the dedicated conservationist.

Brazil’s oldest president – and architect of his predecessor’s downfall – is put under the spotlight.

Who has what? Nukenomics, toxic testing, and atomic opinions.

The photos, facts, and politics of Sierra Leone.

Omnicorp lab rats, by Marc Roberts.