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.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.
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.SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2019 5