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The unlikely ‘friendly face’ of the Taliban.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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 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.

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

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.

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

Starting from the revelations of a global pandemic, Dinyar Godrej looks into the possible futures of work.

Folk music royalty Peggy Seeger speaks to Louise Gray about her life, her music, and her political activism.

Drawing Life by Jocelyn Pook; K(no)w Them, K(no)w Us by Xhosa Cole.

I’m Your Man directed and co-written by Maria Schrader; Sabaya directed and written by Hogir Hirori.