A new book - "Sparks" by Ian Johnson" - gives voice to the Chinese intellectuals hitting the state where it hurts: its grip on the nation's memory
Lithium mining is bringing jobs for some in Brazil – and devastation for others. Is there a better way?
There is strong public appetite for clear and honest labelling on meat and dairy products
Italy and the Vatican are central to a movement intent on imposing "traditional values" on European society that threatens LGBTQ+ and sexual and reproductive rights - and the government of Giorgia Meloni has given it new voice
A decade after the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act, we have a lot to celebrate – but let's not get complacent
Scattered across the globe, the Rohingya are in danger of losing their language. One man is fighting to keep it alive
Book Review: Divided - Racism, Medicine and Why We Need to Decolonise Healthcare by Annabel Sowemimo
We should all have the right to access the English countryside – we need it now more than ever
Abortion is completely decriminalised in just one country
We have evidence for how best to help drug addicts. Why doesn't the UK - which has the highest drug-related death rates in Europe - act on it?
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