Between Us, We Cover the World

An ongoing series of article published in partnership with Le Monde diplomatique.

‘Its Painful to Experience Your Own Defeat’

‘Its Painful to Experience Your Own Defeat’ ‘Its Painful to Experience Your Own Defeat’

Tahrir Square, seven years on.

Mar 5, 2018 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Pierre Daum

No More Tuna for Japan’s Sushi?

No More Tuna for Japan’s Sushi? No More Tuna for Japan’s Sushi?

Japan is the world’s biggest consumer of tuna. Fishermen on the island of Iki are challenging official policy so as to stop the decline of Pacific bluefin tuna stocks.

Feb 8, 2018 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Yuta Yagishita

The Buzz Fades

The Buzz Fades The Buzz Fades

Under-resourced in an overworked agricultural system, honeybee colonies are gradually failing in most temperate regions.

Jan 15, 2018 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Raúl Guillén

Striding So Fast on Quivering Springs

Striding So Fast on Quivering Springs Striding So Fast on Quivering Springs

Turkmenistan’s political cult of the horse.

Oct 31, 2017 / Between Us, We Cover the World / David Garcia

Germany’s Working Poor

Germany’s Working Poor Germany’s Working Poor

The Germans now face the highest number of impoverished workers in a decade, thanks to the draconian Hartz IV unemployment law.

Sep 6, 2017 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Olivier Cyran

The Arabs of Latin America

The Arabs of Latin America The Arabs of Latin America

The first wave of migrants from the Middle East to Latin America found acceptance by the locals as successful, hardworking merchants. Newer arrivals have had a harder time.

Jul 12, 2017 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Lamia Oualalou

Tomato-Paste Colonialism

Tomato-Paste Colonialism Tomato-Paste Colonialism

How a Mao-era Chinese agricultural conglomerate came to dominate the African tomato market.

Jun 2, 2017 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Jean-Baptiste Malet

Little Maghreb, Welcome or Not?

Little Maghreb, Welcome or Not? Little Maghreb, Welcome or Not?

Quebec argues over the limits of multiculturalism.

Apr 3, 2017 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Akram Belkaïd

Too Frightened to Change a Hated Order

Too Frightened to Change a Hated Order Too Frightened to Change a Hated Order

Despite profound discontent, the prospect of an exit from the neoliberal orthodoxies of the past 40 years terrifies even those who know how much they have suffered from it.

Mar 6, 2017 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Perry Anderson

The Last Supermarket Before Antarctica

The Last Supermarket Before Antarctica The Last Supermarket Before Antarctica

In southernmost Chilean Patagonia, the modern world has invaded the world’s end.

Feb 8, 2017 / Between Us, We Cover the World / Georgi Lazarevski

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