Shut out – Too many children are young people are being discarded by England’s education system.Photo: Ievgen Chabanov/Alamy

Abandoned by the system

England’s schools funnel its most marginalized young people towards the criminal justice system, writes Zahra Bei. But abolitionists are reimagining what’s possible.

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NI 536 - Abolition - March, 2022
‘I don’t want to live like this’

‘I don’t want to live like this’

Community journalists from the northeast of England on the impact of air pollution on their lives.

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NI 525 - The fight for clean air - May, 2020
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Introducing... Jeremy Corbyn

The low-down on Labour's new leader. By Richard Swift.

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NI 487 - Paris climate summit - November, 2015

Cosying up to the Saudis

Our government has a charmingly cosy relationship with Saudi Arabia, writes Chris Coltrane.

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NI 481 - Total control - is Monsanto unstoppable? - April, 2015
Photo: James Millar

A word with Billy Bragg

'We can change the world, but music can't,' Billy Bragg tells Louise Gray.

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NI 479 - Democracy in the digital era - January, 2015
Gleaners recover tonnes of pumpkins such as these at a farm near Southampton, England.Photo: Gleaning Network UK

From bins to bellies

Lydia James uncovers some novel ways to divert food from landfill.

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NI 473 - The politics of language loss - June, 2014
An extravagant wedding ceremony can lead to a life of drudgery – and the cost may be seen as a debt the bride must ‘pay off’.Blend Images/Alamy

A prisoner in the house

For hundreds of South Asian women each year, an arranged marriage in Britain leads not to love but to slavery. Samira Shackle reports.

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NI 467 - Time to rethink disability - November, 2013

Nobody is 'normal'

Jody Mcintyre speaks to comedian Francesca Martinez about growing up 'wobbly' and resisting austerity in Britain.

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NI 467 - Time to rethink disability - November, 2013

Racists, go home

Chris Coltrane is unimpressed with Britain's Racist Vans.

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NI 466 - Where have all the girls gone? - October, 2013
Banks and robbers

Banks and robbers

New Internationalist columnist Anna Chen asks whether we should care about a few smashed (but fully insured) plate-glass windows.

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NI 443 - The far right gets respectable - June, 2011

Articles in this category displayed as a table:

Article title From magazine Publication date
Abolition March, 2022
The fight for clean air May, 2020
Paris climate summit November, 2015
Total control - is Monsanto unstoppable? April, 2015
Democracy in the digital era January, 2015
The politics of language loss June, 2014
The politics of language loss June, 2014
Organ trafficking May, 2014
Organ trafficking May, 2014
The war on whistleblowers April, 2014
Commodities - the pitfalls of resource wealth March, 2014
Commodities - the pitfalls of resource wealth March, 2014
Time to rethink disability November, 2013
Time to rethink disability November, 2013
Time to rethink disability November, 2013
Where have all the girls gone? October, 2013
Where have all the girls gone? October, 2013
Argentina's challenge June, 2013
The far right gets respectable June, 2011
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