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Human activity already modifies the atmosphere. But is solar geoengineering going a step too far?

The Nitzanei Shalom industrial settlement in the occupied West Bank has long caused health and environmental harm to Palestinians in Tulkarm. A new investigation reveals that Europe maintains commercial ties with factories operating in the area and their parent companies, despite the settlement’s illegality under international law.

As football expands across the globe, it’s being reshaped by a powerful mix of geopolitical ambition, commercialisation, and neoliberal economics.

Can looking to LGBTQIA+ people, who have always had to forge their own path, help us rethink our relationship with family, parenthood, and care?

Edouard Gaudot looks for the sweet spot between opposing extremes.

Judith Sargentini laments the flawed narratives and crisis of trust blocking productive conversation.

Samik Kharel exposes the paradox within digital organising for revolutionary action.

From Bangladesh to Nepal, Morocco to Peru, Gen Z-led uprisings have reshaped the political landscape across the Global South.

If certain forecasts are to be believed, Africa’s population growth augurs a future of war and societal collapse. But for some governments and NGOs, the “youth bulge” driving growth could, if instrumentalised through neoliberal processes, generate huge economic dividends. Missing from the conversation are the voices and aspirations of young Africans themselves. 

Across the Middle East, millions of migrant workers sustain entire economies while remaining legally dependent on their employers through the kafala system.