Today's quick reads

Three articles selected for you today from New Internationalist magazine.

An activist in Belem, Brazil, bares his muddy palms in protest of COP 30’s major sponsor Vale — on the 10th anniversary of the deadly Mariana dam disaster linked to the mining company. The sign reads: "Vale kills rivers, kills fish, kills people.".Photo: AP Photo/Paulo Santos/Alamy

Sign of the Times

In Belém, an activist marks the Mariana dam anniversary by protesting COP30 sponsor Vale.

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NI 559 - The new nuclear arms race - January, 2026
559 - January, 2026

Open Window - Hug

José Antonio Rodríguez García from Mexico with ‘Hug’

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NI 493 - Love in the time of Ebola - June, 2016
493 - June, 2016
Marites Bacolod (left): ‘I wanted to defend our homes.’Iris C Gonzales

Beyond the barricade

461 - April, 2013
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