People across the world are standing up to the power of the arms trade. Amy Hall explores its threat to life and democracy.

A new far-right Israeli government’s meddling with the supreme court has Jewish citizens up in arms. But the shredded freedoms of the Palestinian people under Israel’s thumb are still off the table. Zoe Holman looks at how the so-called ‘peace process’ has allowed Israel to deepen its colonial project and regime of control over Palestinian lives.

Loneliness and social isolation have become chronic issues across the world. We must resist attempts to close down meaningful human interaction, writes Husna Ara.

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.

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.

Why is a nutritious superfood being routed away from poor communities to feed salmon, pigs and pets? Hazel Healy investigates.

A secretive British government aid-fund has generated renewed controversy after a rights group revealed that it has been used to train people involved in torture and execution.

A community group is campaigning to turn the London borough of Haringey into a safer place for migrants. Charlotte England reports.

Macron won more than twice the number of votes than he was expected to win, writes Richard Swift

If Only I Could Hibernate; Tomorrow’s Freedom.

Systemic; Patria; Faraway the Southern Sky; Wild Houses.

No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin; Ukouk: Round Singing of the Ainu 2012-2024.

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

Veronique Mistiaen meets Afghanistan’s ‘mother of education’, who for more than two decades has been transforming lives through community-based learning.

Saudi Arabia’s King-in-waiting – and his aggressive foreign policy – is put under the spotlight.

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

The photos, facts, and politics of Georgia.

Free-market democracy in action, by Marc Roberts.