The Soros succession
Alex Soros now controls his father’s philanthropic empire. How will he cope with the conspiracy theories?
Politics & Conflict
Q&A: “Navalny never wanted to be known as a dissident”
David M. Herszenhorn talks to us about Alexey Navalny's complex views on Ukraine, his brief flirtation with far-right nationalism and how he became a reluctant Russian dissident
COP28: Time to dig deep
Rich countries have consistently failed to deliver climate funding for lower-income countries – but we have to face this challenge together
How to stop politicians from lying
Why shouldn't there be consequences for dishonesty?
The rules of war are just the start
International laws set the bare minimum standard for behaviour in war. We owe each other more than that
The Turkish century
A nation born with a radical secular ethos is now ruled by a despot. How did we get here?
‘A toxin of bigotry’: Shashi Tharoor on the BJP and Hindutva
The Indian opposition MP speaks to New Humanist about caste, religion and politics under Narendra Modi
How the FBI aided the rise of white Christian nationalism in the US
Book review: "The Gospel of J. Edgar Hoover" by Lerone A. Martin
A history of unpopular protest
It's hard to act on principle when the world is against you. The history of pacifism has lessons for us today
Why this climate lawyer broke the law
I was a legal adviser in the UN climate negotiations for decades – but treaties and litigation alone can't deliver results fast enough