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Torch bearers (by Paul Sims, July/August 2008 ): Politics, religion and money may be wrestling to control the Olympics. But, argues Paul Sims, they’ll never be a match for the sheer drama
On neutral ground (by Paul Kelly, July/August 2008 ): We have already invented a way for the devout and the godless to get along in public, says Paul Kelly. We just have to believe in it
Editorial: The real new media (by Caspar Melville, July/August 2008 ): Time for tough thinking
Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and its People by Jonathan Dimbleby (by Michael Binyon, July/August 2008 ): Michael Binyon tours Russia with Jonathan Dimbleby
Power to the pulpit (by James Crabtree, May/June 2008 ): Religion has always been an election issue in America. But in the current campaign, argues James Crabtree, it’s not just the Republicans who are courting the faith vote
Russian roulette (by Michael Binyon, March/April 2008 ): After the Russian election it may be all change at the top. But, asks Michael Binyon, who is the real winner?
Malls & Mausoleums (by Nina Power, March/April 2008 ): Iran refuses to conform to expectations, finds Nina Power
Spongers (by Julian Baggini, March/April 2008 ): Why shouldn’t people have to earn the right to be housed? Julian Baggini gets back to basics
Taking liberties (by Stein Ringen, January/February 2008 ): True freedom requires not wealth but faith, says social theorist Stein Ringen
Making Islam Democratic: Social Movements and the Post-Islamic Turn by Asef Bayat (by Sami Zubaida, September/October 2007 ): Sami Zubaida questions Islamic democracy
Editorial: He did God (by Caspar Melville, May/June 2007 ): Tony Blair helped bring the toxic certainties of religious belief back into politics and culture. Let's hope Gordon Brown doesn't do the same, says Caspar Melville
Party girl (by Imogen Edwards-Jones, September/October 2006 ): Imogen Edwards-Jones plots a new career path
Eric, Eileen and Norah (by Jenny Joseph, September/October 2006 ): Newly discovered letters shed light on the inner life of Orwell's wife, writes Jenny Joseph
Castro at 80 (by Isabella Thomas, July/August 2006 ): Fidel Castro's reign over Cuba has been characterised by conservatism and authoritarianism, says Isabella Thomas
New testaments (by Carol Lee, May/June 2006 ): 30 years after the Soweto uprising, Carol Lee meets some survivors
Best of enemies (by Steven Lukes, May/June 2006 ): Capitalism and central planning need each other, argues Steven Lukes
Continental rift (by Rosemary Bechler, March/April 2006 ): We first reported on Dyab Abou Jahjah, the controversial leader of Belgium's Arab European League, in July 2004. Since then French riots and the cartoon crisis have raised his profile. At a meeting in Rotterdam he debated with equally controversial Muslim advocate Tariq Ramadan. Rosemary Bechler was there
Culture's revenge: Laurie Taylor interviews Stuart Hall (by Laurie Taylor, March/April 2006 ): Disillusioned but not defeated, Stuart Hall talks to Laurie Taylor about the limits of liberalism
Against the tide (by Stephen Howe, March/April 2006 ): Stephen Howe wallows in left melancholia
I may be a Tory, but... (by Simon Heffer, September/October 2005 ): Daily Mail columnist Simon Heffer makes a confession
EU ain't seen nothin' yet (by Mark Leonard, March/April 2005 ): Mark Leonard argues that the future of politics lies in the European model of cooperation and rule of law
Whatever it takes (by Simon Hoggart, March/April 2005 ): It's going to be a truly horrid election, predicts Simon Hoggart
Where will you put your cross? (by Nick Cohen, March/April 2005 ): In the runup to the election, parties are promising the world to religious groups. But what can they offer to the average humanist? We asked the parties for their positions on key questions. First, Nick Cohen gives his view on how they measure up.
Getting correctness right (by Editorial Staff, September/October 2004 ): Political correctness has gone mad, declared the Leader of the Opposition Michael Howard in a recent speech.
Blue Period (by Simon Hoggart, September/October 2004 ): The reason its so tough being Tory leader, suggests Simon Hoggart, is that you just cant get the staff these days
Assault on freedom (by Nick Cohen, September/October 2004 ): Nick Cohen deplores the sinister absurdity of Blunketts latest proposal for dealing with religious hatred
Moral Monopoly (by Evan Harris, July/August 2004 ): Evan Harris warns of the dangers of religious lobbying
What the butler saw (by Tom Baldwin, January/February 2004 ): Tom Baldwin sees some queer goings on behind closed doors
Back to the USSR? (by Michael Binyon, January/February 2004 ): In the wake of Russias recent, widely criticised elections, Michael Binyon asks whether Putin is taking his country back to a Soviet past
Hammer and Crescent (by Amanda Day, January/February 2004 ): A potential electoral force is emerging from the antiwar movement. But why is a supposedly progressive grouping making room for religious conservatives, asks Amanda Day?
This is my Truth: Laurie Taylor interviews Clare Short (by Laurie Taylor, November/December 2003 ): Clare Short talks to Laurie Taylor about faith, doubt and the resignation that never was
Posthumous Prejudice (by Tom Baldwin, Winter 2002 ): Tom Baldwin on how to stay straight after death
Vote Pilate (by Tom Baldwin, Autumn 2002 ): Tom Baldwin catches the politicans at prayer
Notes of a reluctant Royalist (by Simon Hoggart, Summer 2002 ): In Jubilee year Simon Hoggart analyses the case for retaining the monarchy
Le Pen - Reflections from an Expatriate in Westminster (by Laure Thomas, Summer 2002 ): Laure Thomas, a researcher for Dr Evan Harris, MP, reflects on the shock Le Pen vote from the perspective of a French woman.
Democracy: Crisis or Cure (by Graham Allen, Spring 2002 ): Labour MP, Graham Allen thinks that the Prime Minister's presidential style needs curtailing.
Cosmopolitan Emotions? (by Martha Nussbaum, Winter 2001 ): When disaster falls or tragedy strikes, what are the borders of our emotions and our compassion?
The New American Theocracy (by Paul Kurtz, Winter 2001 ): The land of the free is becoming the land of the religious right and the reaction to the World Trade Center attacks proves the point, says Paul Kurtz.
Dissent in the House (by Jennifer Coombes, Winter 2001 ): Were our elected representatives speaking with one voice post-September 11th? No, dissent was still to be heard.
The Democratic Deficity (by Roy Brown, Summer 2001 ): Roy Brown calls for a return to democracy in the UK
Parliamentary Column (by Dr Evan Harris, Summer 2001 ): MP Evan Harris on ethics in the chamber
Towards Enlightenment (by Frank Furedi, Spring 2001 ): Politics needs Enlightenment says Frank Furedi
Parliamentary Column (by Dr Evan Harris, Spring 2001 ): MP Evan Hariss looks at the parliamentary battle of human embryos
Doubt and Dubya (by Paul Kurtz, Spring 2001 ): How should an American humanist vote, asks Paul Kurtz
Backlash (by Mary Honeyball, Web Exclusive, July 2008): A simple suggestion that MPs leave their religious views outside Parliament turned me into a hate figure for Labour Party Catholics, says Mary Honeyball