The artists from hip-hop group Foreign Beggars on street-rooted storytelling and why they won't dumb down their music.
Successful actor and would-be human rights lawyer Juliet Stevenson on the disgrace of locking up children, and the importance of good-story-telling.
The children's author, poet and playwright reflects on London riots and the Pied Piper.
The Faithless guitarist tells Giedre Steikunaite why all music is political.
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Kim Longinotto on her latest film, Pink Saris.
The Canadian First Nations actor, star of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and US TV dramas Big Love and Law and Order, talks to Sian Griffiths about the importance of being a role model for young aboriginal kids.
The award-winning Nigerian poet and novelist tells Rowenna Davis why now is the time for new dreams.
Award-winning author Monica Ali reveals why feminism and Princess Diana are on her mind just now.
Searching for timeless truths, enjoying freedom and watching snowflakes – poet Jack Mapanje tells Rowenna Davis about life after prison.
The political scientist, writer and campaigner for global justice tells Rowenna Davis why the financial crisis is a moral crisis, and explains how to get our wayward leaders under control.
The Baptist minister and US civil rights activist talks to Rowenna Davis about regrets, rejoicing and racism.
The legendary Canadian author talks to Rowenna Davis about activism, women and breaking the male stronghold over ‘serious’ literature.
Benjamin Zephaniah on inspiration, regret and the inadequacies of twitter
Inder Malhotra, writing from Bombay, profiles R.K.Laxman, brilliant cartoonist of the "Times of India", whose insights into India's development struggle are looked forward to by millions every day. The central character of Laxman's cartoons is "The Common Manthe symbol of the average long-suffering Indian who tries to dismiss with a laugh the pomposity of politicians, the petty tyrannies of bureaucrats, and life's multiplying misfortunes".
Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
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Foreign Beggars | Time for a fair economy | March, 2012 |
And Finally... Juliet Stevenson | Haiti two years on | January, 2012 |
Michael Morpurgo writes his own happy ending | Banking on Hunger | November, 2011 |
Interview with David Randall | Nature's defenders | October, 2011 |
Kim Longinotto | Pakistan - daring to hope | September, 2011 |
Interview with Adam Beach | The changing face of masculinity | July, 2011 |
Ben Okri | The far right gets respectable | June, 2011 |
Monica Ali | Climate change denial | May, 2011 |
Jack Mapanje | China - makers of the miracle | April, 2011 |
Interview with Susan George | Who's pushing politicians' buttons? | January, 2011 |
Jesse Jackson on regrets, rejoicing and racism | Zero carbon world | December, 2010 |
Margaret Atwood | Humans vs. Nature | November, 2010 |
Benjamin Zephaniah | A wake-up call for democracy | October, 2010 |
R.K. Laxman | World food crisis | March, 1973 |