Could the threat of nuclear war be closer than ever? Amy Hall explores how we got here and the pathways out of the crisis.

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.

This is not your land. After the defeat of a 2023 referendum on the inclusion of a First Nations Voice in parliament, Zoe Holman traces the claims to self-determination made by Indigenous peoples in Australia, culminating in today’s rallying call for Treaty.

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.

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.

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.

In June 2018, London is hosting an alternative ‘World Football Cup’ of linguistic minorities and unrecognized nations, organized by CONIFA. Alessio Perrone reports.

LGBT+ people are still subjected to forced confinement, medication and even electric shocks to try to change their sexual orientation, writes Alessio Perrone.

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

The Blue Trail; Wild Foxes.

A mythical history of the female body turns scholarly material into a thrilling narrative – but makes a few too many leaps of faith. By Orla Polten.

Album No. 1; Ma Gitala.

Labouring for hours over six kilos of simmering onions, Maya Misikir reflects on the invisible weight of ‘women’s work’, family and gratitude.

The Indian human rights defender who stopped a mining giant in its tracks speaks with Veronique Mistiaen.

Bosnian Co-President from Republika Srpska.

The industry; distrust in the news; laws and regulations; key terms; term usage over time.

The photos, facts, and politics of Armenia.

Screens, by P J Polyp.