Ideas

In a word: leader

Michael Rosen's column on language and its uses

To face ecocide, we must all be philosophers

Philosophy is the 'enemy of habit', needed more than ever to confront the climate crisis.

‘‘We are due an environmental, financial and geopolitical crisis. What do we do to save the world?’’

Q&A with Ann Pettifor, political economist and author of "The Case for the Green New Deal".

Climate crisis: The spring 2020 New Humanist

Out now - also featuring the gospel of Stormzy, defeating anti-vaxxers, the return of rage and leaving Islam.

In a word: will (of the people)

Michael Rosen's column about language and its uses.

Rational debate is broken — here’s how to fix it

Where did we get the confidence that emotion has no place in rational thinking?

Best of 2019: long reads

New Humanist's top 10 long reads this year.

Best of 2019: culture

New Humanist's top 10 culture pieces this year.

Best of 2019: interviews and columns

New Humanist's top 10 interviews and columns this year.

Imagined communities

Usually associated with the political right, nationalism is dynamic and versatile enough to take liberal and left-wing forms too.