The ancient Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage gives troubled youngsters a unique opportunity to walk their way to freedom. Adam Weymouth reports.
Co-ops offer an alternative way of doing business where profits are enjoyed collectively, not just by a small group of shareholders. They can be small, local businesses or huge global companies.
Wayne Ellwood argues that co-ops – democratic, community-focused – offer an egalitarian way out of our current mess.
Warren Clark is unimpressed by governments forcing citizens to 'donate' their labour to big business.
Ahead of the Rio +20 Earth Summit, Danny Chivers exposes the canny, crafty and plain deceitful claims of corporations co-opting 'sustainability'
With the Earth Summit just days away, Danny Chivers chronicles the urgent battle to stop corporates from hijacking the green agenda.
Outspoken scholar Norman Finkelstein speaks to Hazel Healy about his latest book Knowing Too Much.
Britain's counter-terrorism policy is undermining the rule of law, argues Simon Crowther.
Prevalence, provision, dangerousness and discrimination-related figures for mental illness worldwide: a zoomable infographic.
Consumer culture is collective insanity and driving us to destruction, says clinical psychologist John F Schumaker.
The reality of conflict, from World War One to Afghanistan, has had a terrible impact on Joe Glenton and his family.
Mental health shouldn’t just be about individuals, we need strong communities too. Dinyar Godrej makes the case.
Liberating communities from prejudice in Ghana, by Peter Yaro.
Big business sees water scarcity as a money-making opportunity. Joyce Nelson uncovers the dodgy dealings of the Aqueduct Alliance.
Young First Nations people in Manitoba tackle their number one problem – suicide among their peers. Janet Nicol reports.
Look at Peru if you think mining giant Xstrata should merge with Glencore. Stephanie Boyd reports.
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.
Microsoft's former CEO has made massive donations to global health programmes but an investigation by Andrew Bowman reveals some unpleasant side-effects.
Why climate change poses a major threat for Bangladesh.
New Internationalist co-editor Hazel Healy travelled there to find out how people are adapting to a warming world.