Russia spent years courting the Christian right. With the war in Ukraine, has the alliance faltered? Russia has been a key player in the culture wars for three decades, gaining admiration from conservative Christians for its anti-LGBTQ laws and building cross-border alliances q&a Isobel Cockerell
When India's right wing comes for interfaith marriage ‘Love jihad,’ a right-wing conspiracy theory, is putting the lives of Muslim-Hindu couples at risk feature Zenaira Bakhsh
The UK is sleepwalking into another health crisis The British government’s neglect of science is leaving it unprepared for the next disease outbreak feature Frankie Vetch
America’s culture warriors are going after librarians Librarians across the country are under threat as efforts to ban books about marginalized groups reach a fever pitch feature Erica Hellerstein
When globalization was king and home was elsewhere India was my external identity, Britain my interior one, and Kuwait was a metaphorical suburban bedroom where my fantasies played out. feature Shougat Dasgupta
As Italy’s Meloni plays it moderate, her political lieutenant draws a hard right line Putin-backed traditional values meets neo-fascism as women and LGBTQ people brace for impact in Italy dispatch Isobel Cockerell
Bolsonaro’s policies exacerbated food insecurity in Brazil. He’s unlikely to pay a political price Conservative values and tough-on-crime discourse has found traction, while the issue of hunger has been absent from the election feature Zoe Sullivan
Ethnic violence, fear and alienation in Xinjiang Before Uyghur writer Perhat Tursun was sentenced to 16 years in prison, he wrote a modernist masterpiece about life in China’s Muslim heartland review Bradley Jardine
At the Washington anti-mandate rally, global concerns get infected with the anti-vax treatment Protesters embraced the cognitive dissonance of claiming to own science while basking in conspiracies and fanciful theories essay Ilan Greenberg
Anti-transgender campaigns bussed across the Atlantic transform European politics Gender and sexuality legislation are bolstering a powerful transatlantic partnership among right-wing organizations, led by CitizenGo in Spain feature Marta Biino
Is there any point in talking to a flat-earther? One philosopher thinks so The author and science historian Lee McIntyre discusses his latest book ‘How to Talk to a Science Denier’ q&a Dave Stelfox
Georgian far-right launches disinformation campaign following death of journalist beaten in anti-LGBTQ attack Influential YouTubers and political figures blame pro-Western liberals for the death of a TV cameraman targeted in the violent reaction to Tbilisi Pride feature Mariam Kiparoidze
The foundations and wealthy donors funding anti-gender-rights initiatives in Europe A recent report reveals that over $700 million in funding to anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ initiatives came from organizations in America, Russia and the European Union brief Mary Steffenhagen
Cows, cash and ‘pot for shots’: global vaccine swag Governments and businesses around the world are giving away all manner of rewards to persuade people to get immunized brief Burhan Wazir
The toxic masculinity at the heart of the anti-lockdown movement Global restrictions have seen men join resistance campaigns in countries across the world, including the UK and Australia. feature Lydia Morrish
