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The rise of end times fascism

Apr 13, 2025 | Opinion, Politics & Human Rights

The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism, say Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them.

What to do in the face of global collapse

Feb 18, 2025 | Opinion, Politics & Human Rights

There are many ways Trump could trigger a global collapse. The super-rich will flee to their bunkers – the rest of us will have to fend for ourselves.

Trump and Musk have launched a new class war

Jan 19, 2025 | Opinion, Politics & Human Rights

Why has the class war been unleashed now, not just in the US but in much of the world? Because the democratizing, distributive effects of two world wars have worn off. The default state of centralized societies, to which nations are now reverting, is oligarchy.

‘Social ruptures’ possible between people who disagree on AI sentience

Nov 17, 2024 | Politics & Human Rights, Science

Significant “social ruptures” between people who think artificial intelligence systems are conscious and those who insist the technology feels nothing are looming, a leading philosopher has said.

Canada’s innovative carbon tax faces the axe

Oct 5, 2024 | Politics & Human Rights, Science

Hailed as a global model of progressive environmental policy, Canada’s carbon tax has reduced emissions and put money in the pockets of Canadians. But the federal Conservative leader promises to get rid of it.

Secularism in Iran

Nov 6, 2023 | Opinion, Politics & Human Rights

Postcolonial intellectuals and Iran’s rulers agree that secularism is just Western imperialism in disguise. They are wrong.
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