The illegal abduction by the Trump administration of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro demonstrates with brutal clarity how ...

Gaza and Venezuela are mirrors reflecting the potential future of the Global South under an imperial system that no longer ...

GNI per capita: $4,650 (Iraq $5,600, UK $47,700). Iran’s heavily oil-reliant and centralized economy (around 60% of GDP is ...

Palestinian futures are being decided for them yet again as they are dispossessed by the new Trump Plan, argues Yara Hawari. When will Palestinians be free of repackaged colonialism? The 9 October ...

Could the threat of nuclear war be closer than ever? Amy Hall explores how we got here and the pathways out of the crisis. If you want to get a nuclear-powered submarine refitted, repaired or ...

Secretive and ruthless, the traffickers controlling the kidney trade thrive on the desperation of the poor and the sick. Nancy Scheper-Hughes lays bare the ‘collateral damage’. The slide on the screen ...

An oil boom is reshaping Guyana’s future. Ben Jacob traces the country’s long history of colonial exploitation from Britain’s sugar factory to Exxon’s oil fields. Georgetown, the capital city of ...

Adverts gleam with promises of transformation and transcendence – via material objects. Jean Kilbourne decodes this gigantic propaganda effort. A recent ad for Thule car-rack systems features a child ...

Western consumer culture is creating a psycho-spiritual crisis that leaves us disoriented and bereft of purpose. How can we treat our sick culture and make ourselves well? asks John F Schumaker. Our ...

As the cost of living crisis becomes entrenched, Nick Dowson examines the scene of the crime, tracks down the culprits and proposes a route to resolution. We’ve got cold extremities, you’ve got a cold ...