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Membership, election year, and party types around the world.

With the fading of the historic centre-left and centre-right parties, and mass working-class abstention, Marine Le Pen’s Rassemblement National has built its vote without recreating a typical mass party. By David Broder.

Britain’s general election saw the rightwing Conservatives swept out – and a huge majority for Labour. But the shallowness of the victorious party’s support points to an existential threat to dominant parties across the world, argues Conrad Landin.

UK-based Singaporean artist Jack Ky Tan. Words by Maria Howard.

Highlights from the 2024 Toronto Festival, reviewed by Richard Swift.

Britain’s economy crashed, its Queen died – but Liz Truss is back. Clara Hill read her book so you don't have to.

No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin; Ukouk: Round Singing of the Ainu 2012-2024.

Green Border; Here.

Making a Movement; Left Alone; Our Island Stories; Purity.

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

Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces leaders Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.

Democracy. Illustration by Kate Evans.

Moral compas, by P J Polyp.

Climate lawsuits take off. Words – Danny Chivers.

Total AI, by Marc Roberts.