Trade Unions

1926; State of the union; Walk out!; Workers under attack.

As millions of British workers downed tools in 1926, solidarity for the locked-out miners spread across the globe. Edd Mustill explores the forgotten international story that shaped the struggle.

The general strike of 1926 is often told through the voices of those who opposed it. Less known are the rich and diverse experiences of the working-class people who leapt to the defence of striking miners around the country: downing tools, setting up strike commitees and soup kitchens.

Labour lawyer Franck Magennis talks to Decca Muldowney about the legacy of strike-breaking legislation.

Minnesota’s victory over ICE shows how people are reclaiming and redefining the general strike for a new era, says Kim Kelly.

Josefina Salomón and Patricio A Cabezas report on the workers resisting Javier Milei’s anti-labour agenda – from occupying factories to bringing the country to a standstill.

Britain’s rail unions reflect on the legacy of 1926.

Around the world, workers use the general strike as a strategy to win their demands and tip the balance of power in their favour.

As the state fragments, Lula’s assertions of national sovereignty have exposed the limits of his government’s power, writes Juliano Fiori.

The city of Kadugli provides a devastating window on how starvation is being weaponized in war. Sophie Neiman and Guy Peterson speak to some of those who have fled the siege and are struggling to survive.

The Welsh Valleys have been shaped by centuries of extraction, with stark inequality laying the foundation for the rise of the far right today. But there are lessons to be learnt from its rich socialist history, and the solution is also close to home. Maxine Betteridge-Moes, Bethany Rielly and Lydia Godden report.

The cost of climate chaos, by Tarushi Aswani.

Whose safety counts online? By Rosebell Kagumire.

Work to live or live to work? By Leonardo Sakamoto.

The West’s attempts to position the Iranian monarch’s son as a ‘credible’ alternative to the Khamenei regime isn’t resonating domestically, argues Peiman Salehi.

For Lebanon’s migrant workers, war compounds a crisis of exploitation, displacement and neglect. By Paul Hefel-James.

As missiles cross Jordanian skies, ordinary life continues beneath the weight of regional war and economic uncertainty. By Yamuna Matheswaran.

As war deepens and internet access becomes a tool of political control, many Iranians are being cut off from both information and each other. By Rebecca Ruth Gould.

As regional conflict intensifies, many Cypriots fear Britain’s military bases are turning their island into a frontline. By Futura D’Aprile.

As Ethiopia seeks debt relief amid economic crisis, private lenders are pursuing legal action for bigger profits. By Tim Jones.

Liberating love; Good riddance; Second wind.

As US sanctions deepen Cuba’s energy crisis, international activists are attempting to deliver aid and challenge the decades-long blockade. By Maxine Betteridge-Moes.

Inuit communities across the Arctic are resisting Donald Trump’s plans for Greenland, warning against a new era of colonial control. By Richard Swift.

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Mariam Barghouti reflects on what it means when communities built on hospitality can no longer support their neighbours.

‘A Little Excursion...’ by Matthew Fuller (United States).

‘I’d like my ex deported please’, by Decca Muldowney.

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

The photos, facts, and politics of Colombia.

Lisa Mean, a member of the persecuted activist group Mother Nature Cambodia, speaks to Magdaléna Rojo about how young people are standing up for the environment against Cambodian elites.

Trump over time, by P J Polyp.

Visionary, by Marc Roberts.

Taking down fossil fuels, one billboard at a time. Words by Danny Chivers.

Lemme help you with that, by Kate Evans.

To bring ‘peace and stability’ to the Middle East.

Struggling with an ethical dilemma? New Internationalist’s Agony Uncle can help you find answers in our troubled political times.

Days of Love and Rage; Pharma Monopoly; The Villain’s Dance; Wilderness of Mirrors.

The Blue Trail; Wild Foxes.

De lado a lado; BCUC.

A mythical history of the female body turns scholarly material into a thrilling narrative – but makes a few too many leaps of faith. By Orla Polten.

Words by Graeme Green.