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Commodities and dependency - The Facts

Commodities and dependency - The Facts

The facts and figures of commodities and our dependence on them.

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Demonstrators jostle in the streets of Rangoon, Burma, to protest the expansion of the Chinese-backed Latpadaung copper mine in the country’s northwest province. Thousands of hectares of farmland have been expropriated by the company and hundreds of villagers forced from their homes. Photo: EPA/Alamy

The pitfalls of resource wealth

Natural resource wealth isn't always a blessing. As Wayne Ellwood discovers, sometimes it can be just the opposite.

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A traditional teahouse in Isfahan; jeans sellers in Isfahan; a street scene in Jolfa, East Azerbaijan province; women picnicking by the roadside in Shiraz (see main text); selling fish in Kermanshah. Photos (top): Patricia White / Alamy; (bottom left to right): HL Tam; Misha Kally; cordelia_persen; Ensie & Matthias; all under a CC licence.

Country Profile: Iran

The facts, figures and images of Iran.

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The unreported year

Stories that didn't make the mainstream media in 2013.

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Take it further

Detention is strongly contested in the courts and on the streets, while a network of supporters shows solidarity with visits, friendship. The last few years have seen a growth in migrant-led social movements and political action. In late 2013, refugee protest camps sprang up in public squares in towns across Europe.

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Thinking outside the fence

Governments are increasingly recognizing that detention is both harmful – and costly. Campaigners and researchers consider the merits of current alternatives to large-scale arbitrary detention.

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Commodities and dependency - The Facts

The facts and figures of commodities and our dependence on them.

March, 2014 470 Buy
Only Planet - Groundhog day

Cartoon by Marc Roberts.

Marc Roberts March, 2014 470 Buy
The pitfalls of resource wealth

Natural resource wealth isn't always a blessing. As Wayne Ellwood discovers, sometimes it can be just the opposite.

Wayne Ellwood March, 2014 470 Buy
Big Bad World - Apathy

Cartoon by P J Polyp

P J Polyp March, 2014 470 Buy
Country Profile: Iran

The facts, figures and images of Iran.

Misha Kally March, 2014 470 Buy
Scratchy lines - Security service

Cartoon by Simon Kneebone

Simon Kneebone January, 2014 469 Buy
Only Planet - Behind me

Cartoon by Marc Roberts

Marc Roberts January, 2014 469 Buy
The unreported year

Stories that didn't make the mainstream media in 2013.

Jo Lateu January, 2014 469 Buy
Making detention more humane only makes it more widespread

Michael Flynn and Michelle Brané go head to head.

Michael Flynn January, 2014 469 Read
And finally... David Graeber

Jo Lateu January, 2014 469 Buy
Please, Sir, I want some more schools!

Steve Parry January, 2014 469 Buy
Take it further

Detention is strongly contested in the courts and on the streets, while a network of supporters shows solidarity with visits, friendship. The last few years have seen a growth in migrant-led social movements and political action. In late 2013, refugee protest camps sprang up in public squares in towns across Europe.

January, 2014 469 Buy
Best of 2013: Films, books and music

Vanessa Baird January, 2014 469 Buy
Thinking outside the fence

Governments are increasingly recognizing that detention is both harmful – and costly. Campaigners and researchers consider the merits of current alternatives to large-scale arbitrary detention.

New Internationalist Editorial January, 2014 469 Buy
The great Monsanto food prize fiasco

Mark Engler January, 2014 469 Buy