Features
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Commodities and dependency - The Facts
The facts and figures of commodities and our dependence on them.
The pitfalls of resource wealth
Natural resource wealth isn't always a blessing. As Wayne Ellwood discovers, sometimes it can be just the opposite.
The unreported year
Stories that didn't make the mainstream media in 2013.
Take it further
Detention is strongly contested in the courts and on the streets, while a network of supporters shows solidarity with visits, friendship. The last few years have seen a growth in migrant-led social movements and political action. In late 2013, refugee protest camps sprang up in public squares in towns across Europe.
Thinking outside the fence
Governments are increasingly recognizing that detention is both harmful – and costly. Campaigners and researchers consider the merits of current alternatives to large-scale arbitrary detention.
Tough Guide to the World's Detention Centres
Tim Baster & Isabelle Merminod offer a satirical round-up of the insalubrious accommodation awaiting travellers from the Global South.
Inhospitable Israel
Joseph Cox reports on an acute humanitarian crisis for African asylum-seekers.
Meet the firms cashing in on imprisoning foreigners
Outsourcing detention to private companies is a recipe for a disaster says Antony Loewenstein.
Why are we locking up migrants?
Detaining foreigners is costly, inhumane and on the rise. Time to turn the tide back, says Hazel Healy.
Detaining migrants - The Facts
The facts and figures on the movement, freedom, costs and damage of detaining migrants around the world.
The people's campaign: Lock that gate
Reports on the fightback from Australia.
The people's campaign: Rise up for the Dead Cow
Reports on the fightback from Argentina.
The end of the line
Indian railway stations are a magnet for impoverished children looking for a better future. What usually awaits them is abuse and exploitation. Terina Keene on an initiative helping them find a way out.
Will fracking realign the world?
Pundits foresee an altered world order brought on by fracked gas and oil. Dinyar Godrej thinks the changes could play out quite differently to the most common predictions.
The frack files
The lowdown on fracking and why communities around the world are so against it. The myths, the science, the history, the empty promises, the facts – all in this handy primer written by environmental researcher Danny Chivers.
Rolling towards progress
Jody Mcintyre takes the notion of disability to task with a personal exploration of difference and defiance.
Desperate measures
Why Bangladeshis are selling the only asset they have- their organs. By Sophie Cousins.
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