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?
On the morning of 3 May 1926, London’s East End woke to an unfamiliar sound: silence. The bustling industrial heart of the capital with its clanking docks, braying s...
That is the enduring lesson of the 1926 general strike. As we mark its centenary, we are reminded that today’s labour movement has inherited both the opportunities and the challenges forged by those who came before us.
From the power of the state – used then to break the strike, and now in restrictive anti-u...
A selection of feature articles from each of the latest New Internationalist magazines.
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?
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.
Can South Africa ever fully shake off the shackles of apartheid? Conrad Landin asks whether the country’s historic genocide case against Israel could lead to a reckoning at home.
Bethany Rielly explores the chilling impact of the Spanish state’s intrusive surveillance tactics against Catalan civil society. Is there a chance of justice?
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.
A selection of articles from the New Internationalist magazine archives.
The Balfour Declaration was a 67-word statement penned by Foreign Secretary Lord Balfour to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community. Lydia Noon reports
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.
Mariam Barghouti reflects on what it means when communities built on hospitality can no longer support their neighbours.
Thanks to the efforts of Catherine Shovlin, a Syrian refugee camp is building a community spirit. Florence Derrick meets her.
We put the track record of Isaias Afwerki, President of Eritrea – and a liberation fighter turned ruthless dictator – under the spotlight.
Who has what? Nukenomics, toxic testing, and atomic opinions.
Sander Feinberg and Summer McClinton uncover a family history of the Hungarian Resistance