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.
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.
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.
As the cost of living crisis becomes entrenched, Nick Dowson examines the scene of the crime, tracks down the culprits and proposes a route to resolution.
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.
We have brought the natural world and its diversity to a breaking point. Dinyar Godrej surveys the damage and explores how we need to act to repair it.
A selection of articles from the New Internationalist magazine archives.
The election on 1 April gave Carlos Alvarado Quesada’s National Action Party (PAN) more than 60 per cent of the vote and makes him one of the under-40 club of victors in presidential elections (France, New Zealand and Iceland).
Dating apps are disrupting traditional customs in Nepal’s capital.
A new book traces the history of modern Britain through the practice and political effects of motherhood. By Ruth Gilbert.
A visit to a secluded Jewish community nestled in the hilltops of rural Uganda brings back warm memories of home for Sophie Neiman.
The Indian human rights defender who stopped a mining giant in its tracks speaks with Veronique Mistiaen.
Richard Swift takes aim at Sava Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar, once friends but now foes at the pinnacle of violent South Sudanese politics.
The industry; distrust in the news; laws and regulations; key terms; term usage over time.
The photos, facts, and politics of United Arab Emirates.