The US midterm elections and the rejection of hate politics
A range of reasons can be given for the massive Republican losses in the US midterm elections, most…
Ibtissame Betty Lachgar and Women’s Dissent
The following is Maryam Namazie’s speech accepting the Avijit Roy Courage Award on behalf of Ibtissame Betty Lachgar…
Military Conscription and Conscientious Objection: The Last Battle
Introduction In concert with the military conflicts in both Ukraine and Iran, the calls for reinstatement of a…
Geometry of State Guilt: Christian Holocaust in the Ottoman Jihad
History has a dark sense of timing. The Israeli government lately voted to recognise the Armenian Genocide that…
We can’t tackle Christian Nationalism by pretending it isn’t Christian
Originally published on the Humanists UK website on 12 October 2026 and republished here with permission. New research…
How My Four-Year-Old Discovered America’s Most Powerful Word
This essay was originally published on Robert F. Lynch’s Substack, The Laughing Ape, on 26 September 2026. Author’s…