The future of work

The pandemic has affected livelihoods on an unprecedented scale. As the gears begin to turn again, the scarring effects on work may persist.

Campaigners have long argued that a transition to renewable energy could provide a jobs bonanza. Now politicians are talking that talk – but many workers in the fossil-fuel industry believe it’s a con. Conrad Landin picks through the rhetoric with offshore workers in Scotland.

Can employees be in full control of their enterprises? Amy Hall explores the possibilities and tensions of worker co-operatives.

The stratagems of big corporate players and a compliant government will make the job of growing food not worth doing for Indian smallholders. Farming is not just an occupation but a way of life – and the fightback is robust. Navsharan Singh outlines just what is at stake.

Black women in the US do the socially important work, often unnamed and unrecognized, that is essential to the profit of an economic elite. Rose M Brewer profiles four examples of how they are standing up for change.

The obsession with full employment is a dead end in a world on the ecological brink. Richard Swift explores what could sustain us instead.

Roxana Olivera reports on the indigenous women who could make legal history by holding a Canadian mining company to account for its operatives overseas.

A vast area of Namibia and Botswana is under threat from oil and gas exploration. Devastating consequences are feared for the people, wildlife and natural environment. Graeme Green reports on the fight to keep Kavango alive.

When it comes to the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade and ongoing support of fossil fuels, what would be the cost of financial reparations? Through exploring the history of a prominent player in the insurance marketplace, Sahar Shah and Harpreet Kaur Paul have an idea of where to start.

1980s throw-back, by Nanjala Nyabola.

Dry taps and blackouts by Leonardo Sakamoto.

Why women don’t loiter, by Nilanjana Bhowmick.

Activists don’t expect climate justice to emerge from negotiations at the UN summit, reports Eve Livingston.

The unlikely ‘friendly face’ of the Taliban.

Maxine Betteridge-Moes reports from Western Sahara.

Nicholas Hutchinson mourns the death of the Basòdino glacier in Switzerland.

Luke Butterly reports on a ‘potentially life-changing scheme’ from Ireland.

iFood riders call for better pay and the end of unfair dismissal.

On Yer Bike; Vax Attack; Taxi Home.

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In her Letter from Manila Iris Gonzales visits Manila’s largest fish port, where the effects of an international dispute are playing out.

Channel pushbacks?

Flattery can get you anywhere, notes Husna Ara.

Near-space vs hunger.

Save Afghanistan.

Putin’s power by Marco De Angelis (Italy)

The photos, facts, and politics of Tunisia.

ILYA brings to life a second chapter in the life of the Māori warrior chief as he becomes embroiled in a bitter rebellion against the British and their allies in the War of the North.

Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, president of Turkmenistan.

Do zoos represent pointless captivity or an opportunity for conservation and education? Linda Kimotho and Oluwaseun S Iyasere have different takes.

War by Kate Evans.

A newly formed citizen’s grouping – Global Assembly – wants a snapshot of humanity to air its views directly to policymakers at this year’s UN climate conference. Amy Hall speaks to one of its organizers, Susan Nakyung Lee, about the limits and potential of democracy.

Highlighting the work of artists and photographers from the Majority World.

Social class by Marc Roberts.

Danny Chivers suggests five useful things you can do during COP26.

Crossword Puzzle, Association Words and Wordsearch.

Pants on fire. Cartoon by P J Polyp.

Ethical and political dilemmas abound these days. Seems like we’re all in need of a New Internationalist perspective. Enter stage: Agony Uncle.

Urban public transport was free for all? Conrad Landin investigates.

Somebody Loves You by Mona Arshi; Just the Plague by Ludmila Ulitskaya, translated by Polly Gannon; Do Earth by Tamsin Osmond; The Gold Machine by Iain Sinclair.

Petite Maman directed and written by Céline Sciamma; The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao
directed and co-written by Karim Aïnouz.

Still Moving by Justin Adams and Mauro Durante; El Amor No Es Para Los Débiles by Bareto.

Subi Shah interviews 13 year-old Erica Armah-Bra Bulu Tandoh, aka DJ Switch.