Features

Hal Niedzviecki considers the case against the future.

Roxana Olivera meets the documentary filmmaker renowned for delving into Chile’s dark past.

As Western Sahara marks 40 years of occupation, Dominik Sipiński listens to refugees tired of broken promises and dreams.

Southern campaigners, trade unionists and grasroots organizers discuss Paris, and beyond.

Big Oil's history of denial, delay and distortion is laid bare by Greg Muttitt.

Which proposals should we praise, and which should we protest?

Want to cause trouble for the polluters and procrastinators? John Jordan's top tips for the discerning summit-crasher.

Is the world's most populous country a climate villain or an environmental leader? Sam Geall investigates.

Activist experiences of previous UN climate talks.

What we have, and what we can afford to burn.

While politicians drag their feet at climate summits, Jess Worth and Danny Chivers find hope in unexpected places.

Burma’s elections this November will be closely contested - but will the country’s ethnic minorities finally be heard? Tina Burrett reports.

A collection of pro trans organizations, websites, support groups, books, movies and more.

Jennie Kermode on being ‘in the middle’.

There are myriad ways of being transgender – and experiences across the world are equally varied. Illustrations by Jason Barker.

Visibility offers no protection for trans people in Brazil. Amanda Palha analyses the roots of violence and exclusion faced by her community – and its fight to stay alive.

This New Internationalist fact spread looks the number of trans people around the world, the violence and discrimination they face, health, education, work, legal protections and vulnerabilities.

Marti Abernathey picks a way through the panic, confusion and maltreatment that surrounds transgender children.

Small things, as suggested by CN Lester. But if every cis – or ‘not trans’ – person followed them, we’d be living in a kinder world.

It’s in the air – and calling for a mindset reset. Vanessa Baird tracks the course of transgender rights and their liberating potential for us all.