Articles by Richard Swift

  • Out of the barracks

    A military coup in Honduras puts Latin America’s fragile democracy in peril, reports Richard Swift.
  • Ghana

    Facts, figures and the history of Ghana.
  • Year of living dangerously

    *Richard Swift* on the hard edge of hunger in a year of perpetual crisis. *Action* – a new diet for the world food system.
  • Laos

    As the forces of corporate globalization press on its borders, change is inevitable.
  • Dumbing down democracy

    Puzzled by democracy’s failed promise, *Richard Swift* explores the way our political culture infantilizes both the elected and the electorate.
  • The lease on life

    *Richard Swift* meets the determined squatters of Bangkok who don’t know the meaning of the word eviction.
  • Welcome to Squatter Town

    By 2030 there will be over two billion squatters worldwide. Richard Swift reports on their attempt to carve out their own piece of urban space.