Features

How does the profit motive shape our information ecosystem and where does the scope for action lie? Listen to the first episode of our new podcast series The World Unspun with Nanjala Nyabola.

Sophie Neiman reports from the Democratic Republic of Congo to shine a light on the neglected stories of women bearing the brunt of war.

With tensions rising, is it time states returned to a more co-operative form of governing Antarctica? Huw Paige reports.

After a violent crackdown by the state, the struggle for the region’s independence from Nigeria has intensified. Promise Eze explores the impact of growing violence.

As he marks his eightieth year, Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado reflects with Graeme Green on an illustrious career documenting some of the rawest moments of life on Earth.

The fact-checking industry is booming. But how effective is it? Samira Sawlani explores its role in the digital age and assesses its powers and limitations in tackling the flood of disinformation polluting our media ecosystem.

Nanjala Nyabola reports on Western media's reporting on Israel’s war on Palestine.

Don Kevin Hapal unmasks the hidden workforce driving the Philippines’ flourishing disinformation ecosystem – and they are not who you might think.

Disinformation can undermine elections, pose risks to public health and stoke division and violence against minorities. Words by Paula Lacey.

The industry; distrust in the news; laws and regulations; key terms; term usage over time.

One hundred years ago the incendiary ‘Zinoviev letter’, allegedly from the Soviet Union, incited British communists to revolution. Conrad Landin examines an early example of ‘fake news’.

Action, and further reading on disinformation.

Although far from a modern phenomenon, the potency and complexity of misinformation has increased in the digital age. To tackle it, we need a systemic response that goes further than debunking one lie at a time, argues Nanjala Nyabola.

So-called RAF bases filled with US military personnel are a tell-tale sign of Britain’s key role in US imperialism – not simply as a willing agent, but as a compliant subject. By Matt Kennard.

In Peru, a group of Indigenous women living in isolated communities have been determined in fighting for the rights of their river, including winning a ground-breaking lawsuit. Stephanie Boyd reports.

Attacks on journalists and press freedom are intensifying around the world. These snapshots from Slovakia, Nigeria, Fiji, Palestine and Kashmir take a closer look at media workers’ struggles and successes during this period of heightened hostility against journalism.

Though it now holds elections, the Philippines is still far from a functioning democracy, and remains under the yoke of US neo-imperialism. Agatha Canape profiles the National Democratic movement leading the struggle.

Amid a widening consciousness of climate change and the decline of traditional social democratic parties, green politics has grown across the Global North. But can green parties really deliver progressive change? By Coll McCail.

The Movement Towards Socialism has proved an enduring force in Bolivian politics, in spite of multiple setbacks. Olivia Arigho Stiles traces its history.

Membership, election year, and party types around the world.