Crying out for change: a protester at an anti-corruption demonstration in Guatemala City. Photo: Esteban Biba/Alamy

Guatemala: Fed up with corruption

General elections in Guatemala usually follow a predictable pattern of propaganda, violence and despair, writes Anna Bevan.

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NI 485 - Syria’s good guys - Inside a forgotten revolution - September, 2015
Japan's drift away from pacifism

Japan's drift away from pacifism

Increased defence spending is just one sign that the country is pulling away from its pacifist moorings, writes Tina Burrett.

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
Divestment glory in Norway

Divestment glory in Norway

Good news from Scandinavia, but the fossil-free fight continues, says Hazel Healy.

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
Photo: Epa/Nic Bothma

Introducing Julius Malema

The rise of South Africa's Economic Freedom Fighters party, and its leader, speaks volumes, says Richard Swift.

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
Clockwise from top left: A container ship navigates Miraflores Lock, the first of three locks on the Panama Canal. A woman looks out from a doorway in Panama City’s old quarter, Casco Viejo. A worker at the Cigarros Joyas de Panama factory in La Pintada rolls a cigar. Wooden houses along the seashore of the island of Bocas del Toro. Fishers board their boats in Panama City’s harbour; the city skyline is visible in the background.Photos by Stefan Boness / Panos.

Country profile: Panama

Despite the recent boom, the country is still one of glaring inequalities, writes Louisa Reynolds.

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
Farewell, democracy: using the Hunger Games’ three-fingered salute, which represents thanks and goodbye to a loved one, a Thai woman marks the perceived end of democracy in her country.Photo: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy

King and country

Together, the monarchy and the military hold tightly to the reins of power in Thailand. With little sign of popular resistance, Jo Eckersley wonders if this is likely to change.

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
What should we stand for?

What should we stand for?

Richard Swift considers an alternative to economies based on over-consumption and growth-addiction.

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
Illustration: Volker Straeter

Eco-divide: this changes everything

The environmental crisis is proving not only a challenge to capitalism but forcing resistance movements to rethink their politics.

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
Illustration: Volker Straeter

The anarchist impulse

The other great historic alternative to capitalism has been anarchism. Often dismissed as a dirty word, its influence ebbs and flows but its libertarian principles remain profoundly influential.

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
Illustration: Volker Straeter

The people’s flag is deep and red

From Karl Marx to Ed Miliband and François Hollande is a very long journey indeed. But all at least pay lip-service to socialism. So how has it worked as an alternative?

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
All illustrations for Alternatives to Capitalism by Volker Straeter unless otherwise marked.

Capitalism’s stormy sea

Richard Swift begins his journey through political alternatives to capitalism by looking at the nature of the beast they seek to oppose.

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NI 484 - Capitalism is spinning out of control - July, 2015
Photo: Chatham House

Introducing... Muhammadu Buhari

Richard Swift on Nigeria's new president.

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NI 483 - Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion - June, 2015
Change postponed in Togo

Change postponed in Togo

It's more of the same in the West African country, writes Gabriella Jozwiak.

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NI 483 - Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion - June, 2015
Out of the shadows: Azerbaijan’s oily secrets need to be exposed.Photo: Drmakkoy/Getty

Dirty games

Azerbaijan will be showing its friendly face this month as it hosts the European Games. But it’s what is going on behind the scenes that is important, argue Emma Hughes and James Marriott.

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NI 483 - Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion - June, 2015
Youth against fundamentalism: members of the All India Students’ Association rally against rightwing Hindu groups in Kolkata. ‘Love Azadi’ (freedom to love) counters a pronouncement by the Hindu Mahasabha organization that it would force couples to get married if they were seen together in the open – considered an indecent expression of love.AP Photo/Bikas Das

Captive to their own myths

The upsurge of Hindu nationalism in India, by Urvashi Butalia.

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NI 483 - Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion - June, 2015
Flashing a victory sign, Sana Ijaz (above) demonstrates the fighting spirit of Pakistani civil society, after being arrested for demanding the government do more to counter the Pakistani Taliban.Photo: AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad

Take your pick

Ziauddin Sardar on the various fundamentalisms on offer in Pakistan.

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NI 483 - Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion - June, 2015
Contested territory: a Hindu nationalist raises a saffron flag atop a church in Muniguda in India’s Orissa state. Minority communities in India are regularly targeted by politically instigated Hindu groups, and churches have been burned and defaced.Photo: AP/Press Association Images

The lure of the dead-end

How do oppressive ideologies take hold despite the devastation they cause? Dinyar Godrej looks behind the news headlines.

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Syria’s good guys - Inside a forgotten revolution September, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Capitalism is spinning out of control July, 2015
Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion June, 2015
Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion June, 2015
Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion June, 2015
Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion June, 2015
Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion June, 2015
Fundamentalism - Power, politics and persuasion June, 2015
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