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A new global youth action network – the Climate Strike – was born in Paris this week. Marienna Pope-Weidemann and Samir Dathi were there to hear their plans.

Women are rising up across the globe to say, ‘we are not just victims, we are the solution!’, writes Osprey Orielle Lake.

Canada is the most sued country in the ‘developed’ world, and that should be cause for grave concern, argues Maude Barlow.

Three million concerned Europeans signed a petition against a controversial new trade deal that will undermine human rights, explains Mark Dearn.

Guy Taylor is up in arms over today's TTIP vote in the European Parliament. 

Dan Iles busts myths surrounding corporate farming and argues to place people first.

Petros Diveris asks when money became more important than democracy.

Andrew Smith speaks to Nicholas Gilby, author, campaigner and winner of a landmark case against the British government. 

Chris Lunch believes we are only just scratching the surface of video technology’s potential.

Switzerland, Bangladesh and the Big Four accountancy firms are featured in the latest Tax Justice Network podcast.

The Israeli Levy Committee finds that settlements in the West Bank are legal. Noreen Sadik examines its flaws.

Two dead, 100 injured – this is the way Swiss mining giant Xstrata does ‘community relations’ in Peru, while boss Mick Davis is in line for a $44 million bonus.

As workers rally on May Day, FairPensions call on ordinary investors to tackle over-the-top remuneration.

A young dance company is tackling tough issues through its performances, as its founder Kwame Asafo-Adjei explains.

It’s not a court; it has no legal status. Yet, argues Frank Barat, the Russell Tribunal is a powerful tool for recognition and to internationalize the Palestinian struggle.

African negotiators told not to ‘waste  time’ calling for developed nations to cut CO2, reports Nnimmo Bassey.

Vanessa Baird on why, when it comes to human numbers, nothing sells like fear.

Wild stories fly around about chicken farming but the reality remains less than wholesome, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

Ilaria Vecchi reports from the 3rd Arab Bloggers Meeting in Tunisia, where solidarity is key despite the Palestinians being refused entry visas.

The government ‘crackdown’ on squatting is a smokescreen for a full-scale attack on society’s most vulnerable, warns Rueben Taylor.