Skilled and in control: an Argentine co-op member thins dough for tarts at a recovered bread factory in Buenos Aires.Andres Lofiego/ Majority World

Can co-operatives crowd out capitalism?

Wayne Ellwood argues that co-ops – democratic, community-focused – offer an egalitarian way out of our current mess.

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NI 454 - Co-operatives - July, 2012
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Goodbye welfare, hello workfare

Warren Clark is unimpressed by governments forcing citizens to 'donate' their labour to big business.

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NI 453 - Protection racket - June, 2012
Introducing... The Eight Great Greenwashers

Introducing... The Eight Great Greenwashers

Ahead of the Rio +20 Earth Summit, Danny Chivers exposes the canny, crafty and plain deceitful claims of corporations co-opting 'sustainability'

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NI 453 - Protection racket - June, 2012
What price a gliding treefrog in the costing of 'eco-system services' that the Rio+20 process seems to be heading towards?Stockphoto

Big business goes to Rio

With the Earth Summit just days away, Danny Chivers chronicles the urgent battle to stop corporates from hijacking the green agenda.

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NI 453 - Protection racket - June, 2012
Not all Jews back Tel Aviv
policy. Ultra-Orthodox
protesters outside the
Republican convention
earlier this year.Eric Thayer / Reuters

Why American Jews are falling out of love with Israel

Outspoken scholar Norman Finkelstein speaks to Hazel Healy about his latest book Knowing Too Much.

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NI 453 - Protection racket - June, 2012
Lady Justice is a familiar London landmark – but justice for those accused of terrorism offences is not so easily found.James Cridland under a CC Licence

Abu Qatada: when the net tightens on justice

Britain's counter-terrorism policy is undermining the rule of law, argues Simon Crowther.

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NI 453 - Protection racket - June, 2012
Mental health: the facts

Mental health: the facts

Prevalence, provision, dangerousness and discrimination-related figures for mental illness worldwide: a zoomable infographic.

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NI 452 - Mental health - May, 2012
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Dying for the things we love

Consumer culture is collective insanity and driving us to destruction, says clinical psychologist John F Schumaker.

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NI 452 - Mental health - May, 2012
Gone for soldiers David Cheskin / PA Wire

Gone for soldiers

The reality of conflict, from World War One to Afghanistan, has had a terrible impact on Joe Glenton and his family.

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NI 452 - Mental health - May, 2012
John Mc Carthy, founder of Mad Pride Ireland, followed by Molly Buckley, Mayor of Tullamore, and supporters at a Family Fun Day in the town in 2010. Mc Carthy’s goal – to battle stigma through community, laughter and love.Harvey Photography

A healthy mind in a healthy society

Mental health shouldn’t just be about individuals, we need strong communities too. Dinyar Godrej makes the case.

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NI 452 - Mental health - May, 2012
Unbound

Unbound

Liberating communities from prejudice in Ghana, by Peter Yaro.

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NI 452 - Mental health - May, 2012
Thirsty work: a man pours
water from a stream into
his paddy field. Excessive
irrigation has caused
groundwater levels
in north India to drop
dramatically.Anupam Nath / AP / Press Association Images

Who's profiting from the water crisis?

Big business sees water scarcity as a money-making opportunity. Joyce Nelson uncovers the dodgy dealings of the Aqueduct Alliance.

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NI 452 - Mental health - May, 2012
A training session
under way for Manitoba
First Nations youth.

Tears are good medicine

Young First Nations people in Manitoba tackle their number one problem – suicide among their peers. Janet Nicol reports.

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NI 452 - Mental health - May, 2012
Gregorio Tarapaqui:
local activist in a
community threated
by Xstrata’s plans.Yadira Hermoza

Xstrata's killing fields

Look at Peru if you think mining giant Xstrata should merge with Glencore. Stephanie Boyd reports.

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NI 452 - Mental health - May, 2012
‘My heart is burning,’ says
Thiha Yarzar in the Thai
town of Mae Sot.Nick Harvey

When Western therapies fail

Is a Western approach the best way to engage with the mental health issues of other cultures? Nick Harvey visits Burmese refugees in Thailand to find out.

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NI 452 - Mental health - May, 2012
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The flip side to Bill Gates' charity billions

Microsoft's former CEO has made massive donations to global health programmes but an investigation by Andrew Bowman reveals some unpleasant side-effects.

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NI 451 - Adapt or die - April, 2012
The Facts

The Facts

Why climate change poses a major threat for Bangladesh.

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NI 451 - Adapt or die - April, 2012

Ready or not: can Bangladesh cope with climate change?

New Internationalist co-editor Hazel Healy travelled there to find out how people are adapting to a warming world.

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NI 451 - Adapt or die - April, 2012
Tee time in Bali: a
tourist plays golf from a
tee surrounded by paddy
fields. Farmland is being
sacrificed to make way for
development – leading to
soaring food prices.Murdani Usman / Reuters

Boom Times in Bali

Life has changed on the 'island paradise'- but foreign investment is not all it's cracked up to be. Jamie James looks beyond the tourist brochures.

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NI 450 - Time for a fair economy - March, 2012
Young Mexicans demand solar power.Eliana Aporte / Reuters

Is the Green New Deal a dead duck?

Four years ago it was hailed as the cure for our
economic and environmental woes. So what’s
happened? Zoe Cormier investigates.

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NI 450 - Time for a fair economy - March, 2012

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Co-operatives July, 2012
Protection racket June, 2012
Protection racket June, 2012
Protection racket June, 2012
Protection racket June, 2012
Protection racket June, 2012
Mental health May, 2012
Mental health May, 2012
Mental health May, 2012
Mental health May, 2012
Mental health May, 2012
Mental health May, 2012
Mental health May, 2012
Mental health May, 2012
Mental health May, 2012
Adapt or die April, 2012
Adapt or die April, 2012
Adapt or die April, 2012
Time for a fair economy March, 2012
Time for a fair economy March, 2012
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