Columns / Currents
Articles about Currents, ordered by date. 
Refuge in nature
Report on the ‘Refugia’ project in London by Alice Mccool.
Honey trap
Report on beekeeping in Kitui, Kenya by Shadrack Omuka.
Bugging Democracy
State surveillance in Greece, by Bethany Rielly.
Introducing... Petr Pavel
The former NATO general and 2022 Czech president elect.
Legal time travel
Report on Shahidul Alam's criminal case by Kabir Agarwal.
Greenwashing Aggression
Report on the violent expansion on environmental pretexts in Azerbaijan by Matt Broomfield.
One kidney village
Where the debt-ridden and desperate come to heal from kidney donation surgery, by Subi Shah.
Who’s to blame?
Peru is no stranger to the violent quelling of protest – but events of recent times have shocked the world with their brutality.
Reform? No thanks
Report on Spain's democracy by Alessio Perrone.
Autocracy challenged
Futura D’Aprile reports on the upcoming elections in Turkey.
Introducing... Ron Desantis
There is a ‘new gun’ on the Republican far right.
Landless legislators
Report on the landless workers’ movement in Brazil by Constance Malleret.
Reasons to be cheerful
Hooting Star; No Pressure; Just Desserts.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Refuge in nature | Loneliness | May, 2023 |
| Honey trap | Loneliness | May, 2023 |
| Bugging Democracy | Loneliness | May, 2023 |
| Introducing... Petr Pavel | Loneliness | May, 2023 |
| Legal time travel | Loneliness | May, 2023 |
| Greenwashing Aggression | Loneliness | May, 2023 |
| Reasons to be Cheerful | A world to win | March, 2023 |
| On your watch | A world to win | March, 2023 |
| One kidney village | A world to win | March, 2023 |
| Who’s to blame? | A world to win | March, 2023 |
| Reform? No thanks | A world to win | March, 2023 |
| Autocracy challenged | A world to win | March, 2023 |
| Introducing... Ron Desantis | A world to win | March, 2023 |
| Landless legislators | A world to win | March, 2023 |
| Reasons to be cheerful | The cost of living crisis | January, 2023 |
| Survivors, not victims | The cost of living crisis | January, 2023 |
| Petro state | The cost of living crisis | January, 2023 |
| A new era? | The cost of living crisis | January, 2023 |
| Deadly wave | The cost of living crisis | January, 2023 |
| Pipe down | The cost of living crisis | January, 2023 |
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