“War is the way Americans learn geography”
Q&A with peace activist Medea Benjamin, author of the new book "Inside Iran".
Politics & Conflict
Defenders of the Earth
Environmental activists used to enjoy greater freedom than most, but now they are under attack, from Modi’s India to Trump’s America
Living with the consequences
Climate change is already here: we must stop debating deniers and start making tough decisions about what we will save.
Book review: The Rage
A new book demonstrates the deep commonalities between far-right and Islamic extremists
Is there a way back from sectarianism in Iraq?
Dictatorship, invasion and war have placed Iraq’s religious and atheist minorities under mortal threat.
Why the science fiction of my youth is disturbing me again
As our politics retreats from rationality, we must avoid complacency.
A neverending sentence
Britain’s approach to incarceration is coming under scrutiny. How did we get into this mess?
What is the best way to tackle terrorism?
The controversy over Sara Khan's appointment as counter-extremism commissioner distracts from more fundamental questions.
In a word: referendum
Michael Rosen's column on language and its uses.
“The women of the past have traditionally been caricatured”
Q&A with Jane Robinson, author of "Hearts and Minds:The Untold Story of the Great Pilgrimage and How Women Won the Vote".