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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionThe UK government is wrong to confuse antisemitism with anti-ZionismThe Right has managed to conflate the two, but it should be possible to criticise Israel or Zionism without being...
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsUK government criticised for handing furlough cash to ‘homophobic’ churchesExclusive: Tens of thousands of pounds given to groups that describe homosexuality as ‘repulsive’ and ‘evil’
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Published in: Global Extremes: OpinionFreedom of religion or freedom for religion?Why critiques of secularism, especially in France, fundamentally misunderstand the principles of equality and human...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsExclusive: Italy pushes for permanent Vatican role in UN health talksCritics say that giving the Holy See a fixed seat at the World Health Assembly could endanger sexual and...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaThe rise of Brazil’s neo-Pentecostal narco-militiaIn Rio de Janeiro, drug trafficking factions, paramilitaries and evangelical churches have united to fight a ‘holy...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionThe Swiss burqa ban and the erosion of democratic valuesThe true test of a free society is not whether we can merely tolerate each other, but whether we can enjoy the...
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Published in: 50.50: NewsYouTube closes African channel promoting televangelist’s violent ‘conversion therapy’In response to our enquiries about TB Joshua’s controversial exorcisms, YouTube terminated his channel. Facebook...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationHow oil, cocaine and armed conflict threaten the survival of the Awá people'In our territories, the entry of different people and companies exploiting resources is advancing'
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Published in: Global Extremes: OpinionWhy do churches have mixed attitudes towards the Arab Spring?Christian leaders in Egypt and Syria opposed the 2011 uprising but now their counterparts in Iraq and Lebanon back...
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: AnalysisAll Hail Q! The forging of a right-wing religion and its extreme threat to securityChristians across the US, hostile to mainstream media, are being drawn to the movement through trusted church leaders
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaUnholy alliance: the global crusade against reproductive justiceAs the far Right unites, it is time that we also stand together and strengthen our ties
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Published in: Global ExtremesWhy are Quebecers so keen to ban religious symbols?Laws restricting the wearing of religious symbols are in place in a number of European countries but are relatively...
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: OpinionDonald Trump, the scorpion, and the assault on the shining city on the hillThe assault on the Capitol shook American democracy for a few hours. The lesson democracies should learn is: Beware...
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Published in: Global ExtremesIs religious fervor compatible with democracy?If one believes that democracy is an abomination and against God’s rule, one may not even ponder it.
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Published in: democraciaAbierta: InvestigationA chant from the SouthChronicle and analysis of a Latin American social explosion. Find the e-book here.
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Published in: HomeTrumpism, an ideology for the extreme far-right globallyTrumpism is the extreme far-right ideology that attacks democracy and normalizes violence against progressive...
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Published in: Global ExtremesCan dignity and honor explain the rise of violent extremisms?When the system fails them, some people can adopt honor-based attitudes and turn against it.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?French intelligentsia and Little Tom Thumb: the questionable ethics of the ‘100’ French academicsA response to the Open Letter from ‘100’ French Scholars, which singled out the author for special mention.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?French Republican hypocrisy and the long slow descent into reactionMacron’s shift to the right appears to have been a long time coming. But recent events show how quickly a slide...
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Published in: 50.50The Cuban church opening its doors to LGBTIQ worshippersIn the face of growing religious fundamentalism, this inclusive congregation builds bridges in the community while...
Tell Priti Patel: Stop your attack on journalistic freedom
Journalists who share leaks of official information should not face life imprisonment for doing their job
