In pursuit of happiness
A policy revolution is under way to improve our well-being. Are its motives genuine? Niki Seth-Smith reports
Politics & Conflict
What risk do foreign fighters in Syria pose on their return?
This month marks three years since the bloody civil war in Syria broke out. As the violence rages on, European policy-makers have been increasingly concerned about the potential impact on…
War without an end
Violence in the Central African Republic has escalated to the point where the UN warns of genocide. Is religion to blame, asks Samira Shackle
The rise of Hindu nationalism in India
Following on from the recent decision by Penguin India to withdraw Wendy Doniger’s book The Hindus: An Alternative History as a result of legal pressure from fundamentalists, Sunny Hundal has…
Bishops round on Government benefit cuts
Are clerical criticisms of Cameron welcome, or should faith leaders stay out of politics?
Marc Bennetts: “When Russia’s patience snaps, you don’t want to be the ruler in charge”
New Humanist talks to the author of "Kicking the Kremlin: Russia’s New Dissidents and the Battle to Topple Putin"
Classless broadcasting: Benefits Street
The controversial documentary series Benefits Street reveals everything that’s gone wrong with Channel 4, argues Mark Fisher
Book review: Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics by Michael Ignatieff
This article is from the Winter 2013 issue of New Humanist magazine. You can subscribe here. Michael Ignatieff’s career could have been specifically scripted to provide the pleasures of schadenfreude…
On the importance of the right to offend
This article is cross-posted from Kenan Malik’s blog Pandaemonium ‘Thank you @Channel4News you just pushed us liberal Muslims further into a ditch’. So tweeted Maajid Nawaz, prospective Liberal Democratic parliamentary…
Channel 4 accused of censorship over Jesus & Mo story
The National Secular Society has written to Channel 4 News to express concern over the programme’s censorship of the Jesus & Mo web comic, which was shown as part of…