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Published in: Countering the Radical RightHateful extremism and the radical right: we need new definitionsA new approach to countering the extremism of the radical right is desperately needed.
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Published in: 50.50Join our Tracking the Backlash investigative projectWe are looking for skilled and passionate investigative and production editors to join our team. Deadline for...
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Published in: 50.50Prayers, starvation and rape: Mexico’s ultra-conservative war to ‘cure’ LGBTIQ peopleSurvivors describe a range of ‘conversion therapy’ tactics and groups targeting LGBTIQ people in Mexico – and how...
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Published in: HomeToday’s Christian-Jewish Zionist alliance imperils American JewryJews’ long-standing security in the United States has relied on a hard-won consensus now being undermined by an...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The new Polish migration policy – false startThis draft not only creates a false image of Poland as a country wholly culturally, ethnically and religiously...
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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: 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: 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: 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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