Current Affairs And Politics

1. 

   Counterpower

   Counterpower is the single idea which explains why social movements succeed or fail. It has helped win campaigns, secure human rights, stop wars and even bring down governments.

   Tim Gee

   New publication
   March 21, 2011
2. 

   People First Economics (Second Edition)
   Second edition

   Toxic debt, rising job losses, collapsing commodity prices and expanding poverty. How can we rein in these beasts unleashed by the free market economy?

   David Ransom & Vanessa Baird

   July 13, 2009
3. 

   Nine Lives

   Meet nine remarkable individuals who tell their inspiring life stories and are blazing trails for others to follow.

   A.P. Braaksma

   June 29, 2009
4. 

   Trigger Issues: Condom

   A brief history of contraception and a fascinating look at this crucial piece of latex.

   Paul Allen

   September 18, 2007
5. 

   Trigger Issues: Football

   A diverting look at the history, politics and extraordinary paradoxes of the beautiful game.

   Chris Brazier

   September 18, 2007
6. 

   Trigger Issues: T-shirt

   An exploration of cotton and fashion through this most ubiquitous item of everyday wear.

   Troth Wells

   September 18, 2007
7. 

   Inside Israel-Palestine

   An ideal guide, in question and answer format, to this most complex of conflicts.

   Phyllis Bennis

   May 10, 2007
8. 

   Raging Against the Machine

   Influential articles from 30 years of hard-hitting, independent journalism from New Internationalist.

   edited by Chris Brazier

   May 10, 2007
9. 

   Consuming Cultures

   A wide-ranging and sensitive exploration of local versus global, underlining the economic roots of cultural identity.

   Jeremy Seabrook

   April 5, 2007
10. 

    Trigger Issues: Kalashnikov AK-47

    An everyday item (in many countries) with iconic status and strange cultural symbolism.

    Gideon Burrows

    February 23, 2007
11. 

    Trigger Issues: Mosquito

    The constant battle against the tiny foe and its deadly disease, and its cultural impact through history

    Richard Swift

    February 23, 2007

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