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Published in: 50.50Where are women's voices in 'The Family' Netflix series?It illuminates a secretive network of influential US Christian conservatives. But it’s also remarkable for excluding...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKMy home, your home – the volunteers welcoming migrants into their homes and communitiesA global trend of criminalising those who help migrants is underway – but less spectacular acts of defiance are also...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightEco-fascism: justifications of terrorist violence in the Christchurch mosque shooting and the El Paso shootingEcofascism can be understood as a radical blend of ethnonationalism and authoritarianism, rooted in a belief that...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Banning a burqa that doesn't exist – the cowardice of Dutch politics and the courage of those who resistA law directed at a few hundred women simultaneously distils and energizes the much more comprehensive Islamophobia...
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Published in: 50.50Young, indigenous and two-spirit: resisting the backlash against our rightsFrom colonialism to the rise of the far right, two-spirit people have been under attack in the settler-state of...
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Published in: TransformationMindfulness and social changeMindfulness isn’t a panacea, but it’s increasingly important in our work for transformation.
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Published in: 50.50After the revolution: Sudan’s women face backlash from Islamic fundamentalistsThey ousted one of the world’s worst dictators. Then came brutal counter-attacks from rich, militarised Islamic...
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Published in: 50.50Not a straight, white man? US religious conservatives are coming for youUnless you are part of the narrow demographic of rich, white men deemed to have rights in 1776, this new Trump...
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Published in: Countering the Radical RightShades of Islamophobic hateMosques and Islamic centres across the UK have recently seen an increase in hate crimes, leading to increased...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaConceptualizing love for peace from below: humane security in AfghanistanAn alternative concept of security is needed based on values of humanity and empathy, a security that is not only...
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Published in: 50.50The American dark money behind Europe’s far rightFrom Britain to Hungary to Italy, the far right is on the rise. openDemocracy investigations over the past year have...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Srebrenica genocide: a mirror for all EuropeansThis happened with the complicity of a passive international community which knew what was happening but chose to look away.
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Published in: TransformationMoving mindfulness from 'me' to 'we'If mindfulness is to become a force for social and political change it needs to radically expand its scope beyond...
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Published in: openIndiaIndia: a general election, emerging model of power, and populist resistanceMake no mistake; a social war is being fought between capital and the subaltern classes who are behind the populists...
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Published in: 50.50Is the UN taking a position in today’s ‘culture wars’?Against conservative myths about the ‘natural family’, a new UN Women report shows how families are becoming more...
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Published in: HomeState of the polity in AustraliaCoal exports up, medevac repeal coming soon, Federal Police raids on the press. The Australian polity is showing...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Why Istanbul’s rerun is a battle for the soul of TurkeySix summers ago, Erdogan’s social engineering efforts triggered their first major backlash in Istanbul. And this...
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Published in: TransformationWhy does ritual matter for social change?In consciously attempting to re-enchant the world we can strengthen social bonds as well as our connection to the earth.
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Published in: TransformationPsychology, meet politicsOur inner and outer crises are two sides of the same coin. It’s time we acted on that fact.
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Published in: TransformationEquanimity, mindfulness and politicsWhat is it about political life that turns so often and so quickly to violence instead of love?
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