“We need an expansion of free speech”: Q&A with Tomiwa Owolade
We talk to the author of “This Is Not America” about race, freedom of expression, and what is at risk when Britain blindly emulates the US
Politics & Conflict
Thinzar Shunlei Yi on Myanmar’s future
The Burmese pro-democracy activist on what it will take to end the world's longest civil war
Erdoğan’s Palestine problem
Turkey has declared itself a defender of Palestine. But now the people are demanding action and the state is crushing dissent
How Beirutis became aid workers overnight
Under Israel's strikes, ad hoc humanitarian organisations are springing up across the Lebanese capital
Can we resist the populist right?
In Britain, we have escaped the rising tide of the populist right – but it's still influential, even when out of power.
No more intimidation
Women using abortion clinics in England and Wales are finally being protected... up to a point
Guatemala fights for its democracy
The country's future is on the line as its new president battles a corrupt political establishment backed by a powerful Church
The Indians fighting back against religious hate
The Indian election delivered a blow to Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalists – but will it stem the tide of religious violence?
Snake in the grass
British politics has never been so rife with defectors. Why does the feeling of being betrayed provoke such a powerful response?
More people are avoiding the news. That’s a problem for democracy
Uninformed citizens do not bode well for the health of our societies