The Prevent scheme, fundamentalism in Nigeria, and mourning David Bowie
The best long-reads from the New Humanist this month.
Ideas
“The gap between rich and poor isn’t just about the billionaires”
A Q&A with moral philosopher Peter Singer.
Gandhi in South Africa, the appeal of makeup, and sharia law
The best long-reads from the New Humanist this month.
The unlikely rise of Flat Earthism
Recent media reports suggest that an increasing number of people believe the Earth is flat.
The trouble with “one per cent feminism”
A Q&A with Dawn Foster, author of a new book that challenges corporate feminism.
Robots, Big Brother, and the death of the sun
The best long-reads from the New Humanist this month.
In a word: charter
Michael Rosen's column on language and its uses.
New Humanist’s best long-reads of 2015
The refugee crisis, the death of British satire, and a journey to the centre of the Earth: our top 10 long-reads.
What does it mean to devote yourself wholly to helping others?
A Q&A with Larissa MacFarquhar, author of a new book about moral extremity.
Empathy, capitalism, and an atheist sermon
The best long-reads from the New Humanist this month.