As part of the Big Story in our latest issue on the General Strike, Kim Kelly examines the Minneapolis shutdown that forced back ICE operations, asking what it means to call it a general strike - and how the tactic is evolving today. newint.org/strikes/2026...

Edd Mustill is a trade unionist and labour historian based in Sheffield, UK, and author of Britain's Revolutionary Summer: The General Strike of 1926. As part of our Big Story on the centenary of the 1926 General Strike, he re-examines the 1926 strike through an international lens. He writes: 'On

For the keynote in our latest issue, Bethany Rielly and Decca Muldowney unpack the history of Britain’s only general strike, and why it still matters today. Read more: newint.org/trade-unions...

'Much of [Pahlavi's] support appears to be concentrated among diaspora personalities rather than constituencies rooted inside the country. In an environment where trust is scarce and mobilization carries significant risk, symbolism is not a substitute for structure.' Read the full Comment in our la

Get the facts on the #GeneralStrike from our latest issue. Available now at newint.org – susbcribe for instant digital access, or purchase a single print issue from our very own Ethical Shop. newint.org/issues/2026/...

A century after Britain’s only general strike, this issue revisits the events of 1926 and examines their lasting legacy. As workers around the world face mounting attacks on pay, conditions and union rights, we explore the renewed relevance of the general strike as a tool for resistance.

With crucial local elections underway in #UK it's worth looking back at co-editor Conrad Landin's keynote from his recent issue on political parties. 'We must work to create better parties, and these can only stem from more active, wider reaching and better movements.' newint.org/democracy/20...

Despite having low rates of migration and a shrinking population, Merthyr Tydfil has been thrust into the media spotlight as one of the epicentres of the rise of Britain’s far right. So why is the far right gaining ground in what was once a hub of radical left politics and trade unionism? #Senedd

Climate activist Tori Tsui (@toritsui_) joined us on a recent episode of The World Unspun podcast to talk about the First Conference on the Transition Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia this week. 'The old world is dying and crumbling and in its place is the chance to create something

This week marks the first in a series of summits, bringing together representatives of civil society, Indigenous peoples, frontline communities, workers, scientists, academics and sub-national governments to phase out fossil fuels. newint.org/energy/2026/...

Freelance Apr26: Support the New Internationalist! @newint.bsky.social New special edition marking the centenary of the 1926 General Strike in Britain. Get your copy:

For 50+ years, we’ve stood with the science and with the people most affected by climate change. Today, this work is more important than ever. This #EarthDay, sign up with your email to get free access to some of our most powerful environmental journalism: a.nin.tl/EarthDay

'It's more than deja vu. It's a military doctrine.' Within hours of the announcement of 10-day ‘ceasefire’ between Israel and Lebanon on 17 April, Israeli forces were reported to be carrying out demolitions, artillery shelling and land-clearing operations in several border areas of southern Lebano

'Every person who says they advocate for a fair future, a livable climate, should be talking about P@lestine' Climate justice activist and author Tori Tsui joins us for a special #EarthDay episode of The World Unspun – out this week wherever you get your podcasts. New listeners to the show can u

'While restrictions on Muslim women today may be less loud or visible than a few years ago, they still exist,' writes Tarushi Aswani. 'The BJP and its ideological allies continue to mark Muslim women’s bodies as open to scrutiny in ways others are not.'

‘I was inhaling the art and creativity since birth, something that made me put aside other dreams and join my brothers 20 years ago to create the first trio of ouds.' Read our latest Spotlight, featuring Palestinian band Le Trio Jourban, in our latest issue. newint.org/culture/2026...

Anger and fears of being drawn into a wider conflict have reignited local calls for Britain to withdraw its bases from the Mediterranean nation. Read more: newint.org/arms/2026/cy...

‘This is no longer about flags or parties. What really matters is something else: who determines over our land, our rights and the future of our children?’ Preview the story about the movement for a separate state for India's Indigenous communities, by Fabio Lovati. Subscribe for more.

Subhran Karmakar captured this remarkable shot in his native Kolkota, India. It was taken in the city’s Chinatown, where Karmarkar’s interest was piqued by seeing a boy repeatedly diving into the water. The photographer has been documenting the streets of his city since 2018, as well as working as

'Real life has become increasingly hostile to young people wanting to spend time together. Whatever the causes, there is no solution to the youth mental health crisis which doesn’t involve a concerted effort to make real life interesting again.' Read more: newint.org/science-and-...

1926. Nine days that changed British labour history. 100 years on, the fight looks familiar. Our General Strike centenary edition is available in discounted wholesale bundles for unions and organisations — swipe to find out more. 👉 a.nin.tl/WholesaleStrikeMag

For the long read in our latest issue, Eiad Husham traces the UAE’s long game for access to the Red Sea – a strategy built through ports, airports and infrastructure projects, and driven by ambitions to secure maritime power and regional influence. newint.org/military/202...

'When we come together and make our voices heard, then we are really powerful' Speaking at the recent Democracy in Europe Movement (@diem25.org) event in London, economist and author Grace Blakeley tells New Internationalist why resistance is no longer a slogan: it is a condition for survival. 👉 F

We love this cover! Thank you so much @jamesclapham.bsky.social Explore the issue here: newint.org/issues/2026/...

Today marks 50 years since the military coup in #Argentina initiated a brutal dictatorship that swept up tens of thousands of people, mostly in their 20s, and disappeared them without trace. Read more from Ali Qassim: newint.org/nationalism/...

‘I see Pennsylvania being ready and willing to continue to be the state of extraction,’ she says, as her smile turns to a sigh. Read the full report from Maia Woluchem and Livia Garofalo in our latest issue: newint.org/science-and-...

'Today Ramallah’s coffee boom reflects the dangerous and embattled public spaces Palestinians are forced to navigate.' Read a preview of the first installment of Mariam Barghouti's Letter From series in our latest issue, and subscribe for full access to the magazine. newint.org/indigenous-p...

'In the absence of institutional support, many women are self-organizing to protect domestic workers from harm.' Read more: newint.org/work/2026/hi...

Leonardo is one of the world’s biggest weapons producers and plays an important role in producing components for F-35 planes, used by Israel in the Gaza genocide, as well as working alongside Israeli arms companies like Elbit Systems. Read more from Futura D'Aprile: newint.org/arms/2026/it...

‘Cruelty is the central tenet of right-wing ideology,’ Gareth Watkins writes. ‘It is at the heart of everything they do... and AI is a part of this – a mad rush to make a machine god that will liberate capital from labour for good.’ newint.org/science-and-...

'Access to research capital rests not on a desire to create socially responsible products that deliver services people need, but rather to build technology that appeals to the priorities of the powerful.' Read more: newint.org/science-and-...

'Delivery' by Thiago Lucas, as featured in our current issue. Read more at newint.org

'every rollout of information becomes even more chaotic until you get a population that’s just too tired to be mad and they just disengage’ Read the full feature: newint.org/military/202...

'The whole thing is built on a house of cards' In our recent webinar on How the US is fuelling the nuclear arms race, Ivana Hughes of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation discusses the hypocrisy of US foreign policy around nuclear weapons.

'The idea for autonomous systems is that the weapon system itself will make the decision without a human operator ... Now many people would argue that's unlawful with the laws of war that we currently have, but we're heading towards that very quickly.' Read more: newint.org/arms/2026/ki...

In @newint.bsky.social, D&S's @mwoluchem.bsky.social and @livgar.bsky.social write about their work tracing the impacts of, and resistance to, the AI industry's development push in Pennsylvania — and introduce us to some of the people living in the thick of it. newint.org/science-and-...

Spoke to @newint.bsky.social about the development of autonomous weapons, the serious threat from these systems and the need for global action now. newint.org/arms/2026/ki...

Thank you to @newint.bsky.social and @deccamuldowney.bsky.social for letting us write about Pennsylvania, its planned AI futures, and how people are pushing back. Read online and find in print! The entire March issue is about the humans behind the AI empire machine.

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🚨 NEW ISSUE 🚨 AI is everywhere. It’s being pushed into every corner of our societies. Boosters of the technology say it can save the world. Doomers say it has the potential to destroy us. But what’s beyond the hype? Preview the issue and subscribe for full access 👉 newint.org/issues/2026/...

📢 Speaker update! Ivana Nikolic Hughes, president of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation will now join Thursday's event, in place of Helen Jaccard. Register now: www.tickettailor.com/events/newin...

THIS THURSDAY! How the US is fuelling the nuclear arms race. Join CND and @newint.bsky.social to discuss the pivotal role the US plays in the escalation of nuclear tensions worldwide. 📆 19 February ⏲️ 6:00pm (UK) Register: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/newinternationalist/2035147

"...the mountain on which the mine is located is a sacred place. But every day an estimated 300,000 tons of toxic tailings, largely untreated, are deposited straight into the Ajkwa River." @newint.bsky.social explore ecological and cultural devastation in West Papua:

‘People from Barcelona, Catalonia, from the Spanish state, from all over the world have made it clear that they stand with Palestine.’ Read all of our Palestine coverage at newint.org

The UK Home Office’s decision to ban Palestine Action as a terrorist group last year was unlawful, the High Court ruled today. Non-violent direct action is NOT terrorism. Learn more in our ongoing series 'How to stop the arms trade' at newint.org

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There is a supply chain of trauma, silence and invisible labour behind every AI interaction. Read more in our forthcoming issue, AI: The People Behind the Machine. Coming soon – pre-order by TOMORROW 13 February to receive your copy in print. subscribe.newint.org

Who are the workers that prop up artificial 'intelligence'? Meet them in our forthcoming issue, AI: The People Behind the Machine. Coming soon – pre-order by 13 February to receive your copy in print. subscribe.newint.org

Is AI really the unstoppable force it's made out to be? Read more in our forthcoming issue, AI: The People Behind the Machine. Coming soon – pre-order by 13 February to receive your copy in print. subscribe.newint.org

AI is making warfare even more deadly. Learn how we can control them in our forthcoming issue, AI: The People Behind the Machine. Coming soon – pre-order by 13 February to receive your copy in print. subscribe.newint.org