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Corporates cashing in on mental-health diagnosis

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:52:30 +0000

Some of the experts who put together a popular psychiatry manual have fingers in Big Pharma pies, reports Adam McGibbon.

Land Grabs - Hotspots

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:41:05 +0000

A global tour of controversial land deals.

Haiti’s poor majority pushed to the margins

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:25:49 +0000

While commercial interests look to ‘seize opportunity’ in the country, Sokari Ekine has seen an increase in the level of poverty.

Cameroon's women call time on breast ironing

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:23:07 +0000

Amy Hall reports on a little-known tradition with devastating impacts on girls in African communities.

Kenya Occupy protesters charged over live pig protest

Fri, 17 May 2013 15:36:15 +0000

Activists furious at MP’s demands for higher pay, faced tear gas and water cannons from police. Musa Haron reports from Nairobi.

Is Europe becoming more homophobic?

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:58:27 +0000

Asks Vanessa Baird as a shocking new survey is published to mark the International Day Against Homophobia.

Tibet: the destruction of Lhasa

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:02:12 +0000

Pete Speller describes his anger on discovering that the old city is due to be replaced with a tourist attraction.

The Palestinian boy who remains 10 years old

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:58:51 +0000

Noreen Sadik tells the story of Handala, a young refugee created by cartoonist Naji al-Ali. A child that won’t age until he can return home.

Standing up to the 'landgrabbing' foresters

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:14:00 +0000

Mozambican farmers are working to get companies to clean up their act, with mixed results.

Handing over public services to the banks

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:24:11 +0000

The Private Finance Initiative threatens Britain’s schools and hospitals, writes Kerry-anne Mendoza.

Does multiculturalism have a future in Britain?

Tue, 14 May 2013 14:11:41 +0000

Inspired by the rightward lurch of British politics, The Prisma newspaper set up a debate to try to answer this question. Amy Hall reports.

Bread and Roses Award 2013

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:29:14 +0000

And the winner of the prize was...

Rubber barons are robbing Cambodia and Laos

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:36:12 +0000

A new report from Global Witness reveals the links between Vietnamese land-grabbing companies and Western financial institutions.

Land Grabs - The Facts

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:01:11 +0000

An infographic guide to investors, target lands and crops grown.

Leave mums alone

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:48:54 +0000

As Mother’s Day approaches in India, Mari Marcel Thekaekara reflects on how motherhood has changed along with the online communication boom.

Keep British universities fossil fuel free

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:36:58 +0000

Oxford University’s partnership with Shell has provoked protest – and there’s more to come, explains People & Planet’s Louise Hazan.

Boston? Yes. Arusha? No thank you

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:40:02 +0000

Virgil Hawkins compares media coverage of two bombings and argues that some victims are considered more ‘newsworthy’ than others.

Foodbanks cannot solve poverty

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:10:47 +0000

And they mark a dangerous regression from food-as-right to food-as-charity, argues Tom Belger.

Introducing... Beppe Grillo

Thu, 09 May 2013 07:34:30 +0000

A portrait of Italy's satirist politician by Richard Swift.

Join the bee buzz, David Cameron

Wed, 08 May 2013 11:04:21 +0000

The European insecticide ban is a forward-thinking step. Sandra Bell calls for support from Britain’s government.

Pucket

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Pucket - The Worlds No 1 Elasticised Board Game

Organic Food Grains and Flour

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Organic foods - soybeans, buckwheat kernels and flour, borlotti beans and whole grain cornflour

Bamboo Environmental Toothbrush

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Bamboo biodegradable environmentally friendly toothbrush with no BPA

10 W LED Energy Saving Light Bulb

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:00:00 +0000

10 W LED light bulb to replace 75 W incandescent or CFL lamps

The feral rich - what will stop them?

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 09:00:00 +0000

The feral rich are always with us, but now they are ever richer and more savage. What can we do?

World Turned Upside Down Map

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Equal area map of the world with Australia at the top

Steripen Ultra Violet Water Purifier

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Steripen UV water purifier with pre-filter for travel and emergencies

Shop Ethical 2013 Edition

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Shop Ethical - Guide to ethical purchasing in supermarkets 2013 edition

Digital freedom, open-source and privacy

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Open-source, open-design, 3-D printing; how to hold onto human rights in a digital world.

Beach Bag

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Beach or shopping bag made from recycled cotton and grass

Bollywood Party Bag

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 09:00:00 +0000

A bag full of Bollywood fun for your next party

Bath Linen, Smoky Blue

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Sumptuous, heavy quality towels made in combed 100% organic Indian cotton.

Bad medicine: inequality's toxic effect

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Wed, 24 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Inequality squeezes both how healthy we are and the healthcare we get. Time to get past it.

No CO2 T-Shirt

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Bicycle themed, pollution free t-shirt based on Parisian street art

Enough is Enough T-Shirt

friends@newint.com.au (New Internationalist Co-op - Australia) — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Organic Fair Trade T-shirt based on quote from Lao Tzu