After the Gulag
Laura Piacentini explores the paradoxes of Russia's prisons since the fall of the Soviet Union
Human Rights & Ethics
Blunkett’s folly
This might be one of the last issues of New Humanist you read. Our particular brand of God bashing could soon get us in quite a lot of trouble.
Getting correctness right
Political correctness has gone mad, declared the Leader of the Opposition Michael Howard in a recent speech.
Tales from the city
Jon Binnie wonders whether gays really should be glad to be global
Assault on freedom
Nick Cohen deplores the sinister absurdity of Blunkett's latest proposal for dealing with religious hatred
Backlash in disguise
Eliane Glaser wonders why so many level-headed non-believers are suddenly falling for white dresses, bridesmaids and solemn vows
Gay gobbledegook
Brett Lock doesn't recognise Queer Street
A woman’s right to choose
As a number of backbenchers prepare to table Private Member's Bills on abortion in the coming term, activists demanding more stringent controls are now targeting women Labour MPs with hate…
Domestic bliss!
As women become liberated from domestic drudgery, are they in danger of losing something fundamental? Lesley Johnson and Justine Lloyd reassess the housewife
Press for change
Despite the draconian restrictions placed on the lives of women in Iran, their position is gradually transforming thanks to a vibrant and varied womens media, say Gholam Khiabany and Annabelle…