CONTENTS
THE BIG STORY
THE WORLD OF WORK
15 The squeeze on workers
To ensure a fairer future we will need to tackle business as usual, says Dinyar Godrej.
21 Work and Covid-19 – THE FACTS
22 Green jobs – puffery and promise
Conrad Landin inspects the ground realities in Scotland.
26 The democratic workplace
In co-operatives, employees can take control of business. Amy Hall explores the possibilities and challenges.
28 Holding out for the harvest
Indian farmers are defending a way of life through their historic mass protest. Navsharan Singh on what’s at stake.
32 The fight for lives and labour
Rose Brewer on black women in the US organizing against exploitation.
34 Living well
Richard Swift on why we need to stop chasing the dream of full employment and focus on what really matters instead.
I B R A R Y/A L A M Y
I C T U R E L
N AT U R E P
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CURRENTS
Stories making the news 8 Will COP26 deliver?
Plus: Borderlines 9 Introducing: Hibatullah Akhundzada
Plus: Seriously? 10 Digital activism in Western Sahara
Plus: Inequality Watch Plus: Sign of the Times 12 Amnesty for Ireland’s undocumented
Plus: Open Window 13 A bad taste: gangster takeaways in Brazil
Plus: Reasons to be cheerful
REGULARS 6 Letters
Plus: Why I…
7 Letter from Manila
A visit to a bustling fish port reveals the impacts of an international dispute to Iris Gonzales.
38 Country Profile: Tunisia
40 Cartoon History: Hōno Heke II
ILYA brings to life a second chapter in the life of the Māori warrior chief as he becomes embroiled in a bitter rebellion against the British and their allies in the War of the North.
45 Hall of Infamy
From the madcap to the menacing – the weird world of Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow.
46 The Debate
Do zoos cause more harm than good? Linda Kimotho and Oluwaseun S Iyasere have different takes.
54 The Interview
Amy Hall speaks to Global Assembly organizer Susan Nakyung Lee about the limits and potential of democracy and how a snapshot of the world’s population will take their message directly to COP26.
57 Southern Exposure
Resilience in daily life through the lens of Filipina photographer Hannah Reyes Morales.
72 Temperature Check
Danny Chivers offers up five useful thing we can all do to secure meaningful action during the COP26 UN climate talks.
80 The Puzzler
NEW INTERNATIONALIST
