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.

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.

The global trend towards liberalizing abortion is being overshadowed by a newly emboldened anti-rights movement that wants to erode bodily autonomy. Bethany Rielly learns how feminist movements are organizing to put abortion back in the hands of the people – and keep it there.

Confronting the impact of empire is not about getting stuck in the past, writes Amy Hall. It’s vital to how we build a better future.

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.

Lives and livelihoods have been laid down for democracy. The economy is on the brink of collapse. The world must support the people’s quest to end military rule once and for all, writes Preeti Jha.

The Panje Project in Zanzibar.

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

Report from the UK / Middle East.

Rumours; The Girl with the Needle.

The North Will Rise Again; Scattered; A Mouth Full of Salt; A Mouth Full of Salt.

The Great Bailout; Swaken.

Amid arrests, harassment and violence, Sophie Neiman reflects on the plight of journalists in Uganda.

Sian Griffiths meets a 10-year-old who is already a veteran transgender activist.

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

Membership, election year, and party types around the world.

The photos, facts, and politics of Albania.

Free speech, by P J Polyp.