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.

How can we prevent an unjust transition? As the clean economy gets into gear, Nick Dowson asks whether a market-focused, subsidies-led approach will just mean more of the same.

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

We depend on it for food, shelter and work, it’s a cultural marker and a source of identity – but also a site of violence and anguish. It’s time for a reckoning, writes Amy Hall.

We need thriving rivers in order for life on Earth to flourish. But often how we treat them shows little understanding of this basic principle. Dinyar Godrej ventures into the maelstrom.

When Stanislav Tomáš died in police custody in similar circumstances to George Floyd, the world quickly moved on. Conrad Landin goes to the Czech Republic in search of answers.

Georgia was once hailed as a ‘beacon of democracy’ by Western powers, but geopolitics and economic interests have taken priority over human rights, writes Onnik Krikorian.

Is Palau's marine reserve as good as it sounds – or a route to luxury tourism?

New research suggests that low-carbon infrastructure is not only ethical, it also yields greater economic returns.

Rumours; The Girl with the Needle.

A French novelist has mastered the post-industrial landscape – and his latest book is as tender as they come. By Conrad Landin.

Delight; If I Must Die and other works.

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

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

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

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

The photos, facts, and politics of Mauritius.

Free-market democracy in action, by Marc Roberts.