80 The Puzzler
81 Agony Uncle
‘To delete, or not to delete my Facebook account?’ Our in-house Agony Uncle’s thoughts on the matter.
82 What If…
Vanessa Baird imagines a world gone vegan – and why it might not be so far-fetched.
OPINION
47 View from Africa
Nanjala Nyabola pays tribute to Hodan Nalayeh – a Somali TV journalist who was killed by al-Shabaab militants. Plus: Polyp’s Big Bad World
59 View from India
Nilanjana Bhowmick on India’s widespread literacy failures. Plus: Marc Roberts’ Only Planet
71 View from Brazil
Leonardo Sakamoto on the bizarre rise to God-like status of corruption judge and Bolsonaro favourite Sérgio Moro. Plus: Kate Evans’ Thoughts from a Broad
FEATURES
48 What we cannot avoid
Jeremy Seabrook on why it’s essential, in our current political climate, to put the needs of the planet before profit.
54 No place to hide
Exploitation of migrant workers is rife in Lebanon but a volunteer-run organization is naming and shaming guilty employers. Roshan De Stone and David Suber investigate.
64 Long Read: Call yourself English?
Author Blake Morrison writes about growing up in a small, conservative English town and how since the Brexit referendum he has often felt like a stranger in his own country.
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2019
MIXED MEDIA
74 Spotlight
Palestinian writer and lawyer Raja Shehadeh speaks with Peter Whittaker about the politics of walking in occupied Palestine.
76 Book Reviews
The Sun On My Head by Geovani Martins; Conspiracy Theories by Quassim Cassam; This Land is Our Land by Suketu Mehta; Kitchen Curse by Eka Kurniawan.
78 Film Reviews
Photograph, directed and written by Ritesh Batra; Phoenix, directed and written by Camilla Strøm Henriksen.
79 Music Reviews
Songs from the Bardo by Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal and Jesse Paris Smith; At the Party with My Brown Friends by Black Belt Eagle Scout.
IN THE NEXT ISSUE: THE CHINESE CENTURY
ONLINE FEATURES newint.org
23.07.19 Who are the gilets noirs? Luke Butterly explains why undocumented
migrants in France are getting organized.
22.07.19 In Argentina ‘pro-life’ doctors are a growing
force against abortion As the pro-choice movement edges towards
legalization, doctors from the opposing camp are objecting on ‘grounds of conscience’. Ana Ionova reports from the northern province of Salta.
12.07.19 Hong Kong’s malaise runs deeper than an
extradition bill Mass protest and civil unrest have taken Hong
Kong by storm. Evan Fowler gets to the root of the crisis.
09.07.19 The free-trade myth T.J. Coles explains ISDS, the corporate investor
‘protection racket’ that will be integral to any post-Brexit US-UK trade deal.
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