New Internationalist

New Internationalist (NI) is a non-profit publishing cooperative located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is best recognized for its monthly independent magazine, which aims to highlight stories that are often overlooked by mainstream media and to offer alternative viewpoints on important global issues. NI addresses social and environmental topics through its magazine, books, and online platforms.

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View from India: When did we stop fighting for press freedom?

2 weeks ago | newint.org | Nilanjana Bhowmick

Siddique Kappan was on his way to report on the gang rape and murder of a Dalit teenager in Uttar Pradesh when he was arrested on 5 October 2020. The 5,000-page charge sheet reportedly accused the Muslim journalist of being paid to cause trouble, including ‘to incite Muslims’. It included excerpts from 36 articles Kappan had written about ongoing religious and sectarian tensions in India. He spent over two years in jail before getting bail in February 2023.
Can mining save the world?

1 month ago | newint.org | Vanessa Baird

You may not know them by name, but by the time you get up, turn on a device or have your first cup of tea, you will have engaged with multiple critical minerals. As it springs into action, a dozen will come into play inside your mobile phone – materials with exotic names like indium, terbium, gallium and praseodymium, as well as the more prosaic nickel. Each volt of electricity you use will be brought to you along gleaming wires of copper – a cornerstone critical mineral.
Mozambique and the crisis of illegitimacy

2 months ago | newint.org | Rosebell Kagumire

It was a quiet ceremony as Mozambique swore in its new president, Daniel Chapo, in January. There was none of the loud celebration to be expected at such an occasion – in fact, the political opposition boycotted the event and eight people were reportedly killed as they protested against it. More than 56 per cent of Mozambique’s 17 million eligible voters abstained from the election, which took place in October 2024.
UK aid cuts are a symptom of our broken economic model

2 months ago | newint.org | Maxine Betteridge-Moes

Aid agencies across the UK are reeling from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s surprise announcement this week to increase military spending at the expense of foreign aid. On 25 February, Starmer said defence spending would rise to 2.5 per cent of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than planned.
The women dividend in India

2 months ago | newint.org | Nilanjana Bhowmick

India is experiencing a lot of – with over 65 per cent of the population under the age of 35, there’s thought to be great potential for economic growth as the working-age population balloons. But are we overlooking another equally important but untapped demographic? Women. By 2036 the female population of India is expected to reach 743 million. But their contribution to the GDP has remained below the global average at 18 per cent. And there’s a good reason for this.
No resistance against Trump without Palestine

2 months ago | newint.org | Decca Muldowney

In the dying days of Joe Biden’s presidency, Jack Lew, the US ambassador to Israel, expressed concern about the changing views of his country’s politicians. ‘You can’t ignore the impact of this war on future policymakers,’ he said. ‘Not the people making the decisions today, but the people who are 25, 35, 45 today and who will be the leaders for the next 30 years, 40 years.’ Lew thinks this generational shift among Democrats is dangerous. I find myself hoping it’s real.
What Trump means for the world

Feb 6, 2025 | newint.org | Nick Dearden

Donald Trump has returned to his throne. An army of white supremacists back him on the streets, while the richest men on earth bankroll his destructive agenda. Government leaders from across the world take turns to bend the knee, as Trump’s chaotic mode of ‘governing’ induces panic. It is a grim moment from which the far right globally will draw immense strength. But it is also not without opportunities for progressive movements to resist. The world is in rapid flux.
Making AI work for women in India

Feb 5, 2025 | newint.org | Nilanjana Bhowmick

Recently, I wanted an image generated by artificial intelligence (AI) to illustrate a LinkedIn post on leadership. I entered a prompt into popular AI platform ChatGPT and it generated a few images of male leaders. I tried a few different versions but every prompt on leadership frustratingly returned images of men until I specifically asked for it to generate one of a woman. But there was a catch here, too.
The African workers left in Lebanon

Jan 27, 2025 | newint.org | Rosebell Kagumire

For the last decade, high levels of unemployment in several countries have pushed people to search for work abroad. Expanding economies in the Middle East have become a magnet for migrant labour. But people are also going to countries in the region with more troubled economies, like Lebanon. Four years ago, there were an estimated 400,000 migrant workers in the country, many of them domestic workers.
What if... the United States was abolished?

Jan 20, 2025 | newint.org | Conrad Landin

Picture the scene. It’s 2028, and Donald Trump has been re-elected US president. Having abolished term limits and charmed and connived his way to victory again, he is set to become the first US president since Franklin D Roosevelt to serve a third term in office. Except… there is no United States left to govern. Piece by piece, the jigsaw has shrunk to the point that even the District of Colombia has declared independence, and the boundary fence of Trump’s White House now forms the US border.