Quebec’s new proposal to ban public street prayer is raising controversy among civil rights groups and Muslim communities. How far can secularism go before it clashes with fundamental freedoms?

Quebec may ban public prayer. What does that mean for religious freedom in Canada?

Viewpoint: By placing British flags across U.K. towns and cities, far-right racists are weaponizing patriotism to mask their bigotry and Islamophobia.

The far right rails against immigrants. What they really hate is Muslims.

Viewpoint: Squid Game’s message is betrayed by its commercialization through ads, merchandise and a hyperactive fandom. 

Squid Game offers a powerful critique of capitalism — but falls prey to it itself

A California bill backed by pro-Israel groups would redefine antisemitism in schools. Civil rights advocates and educators warn it could chill discussions of colonialism, human rights, and free speech.

California teachers are fighting a bill to censor classroom criticism of Israel

 From Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to Israel’s assault on Gaza, today’s crises reveal the failure of postwar institutions and the moral bankruptcy of Western powers, says political economist C. J. Polychroniou.

Ukraine and Gaza confirm that the postwar international order is obsolete

Analysis: Israel’s ability to continue its military onslaughts is dependent on a sophisticated international funding system.

Israel’s ever-expanding war machine is financed through international bond sales

Over 100 aid groups say Israeli restrictions are blocking food and medicine, demanding sensitive data from NGOs and deepening famine in the besieged territory.

NGOs warn of Israel’s ‘weaponization of aid’ as new rules threaten to expel charities from Gaza

America has armed and defended Israel’s genocide in Gaza since the start. But Human Rights Watch’s former director says Trump and his base’s shifting support for Israel — and his thirst for legacy — might change that.

Trump could get his Nobel Prize if he stops the Gaza genocide — and creates a Palestinian state, says Kenneth Roth 

Luis Moreno Ocampo, first chief prosecutor of the ICC, is raising sharp criticism against the attacks targeting his successor Karim Khan. But he says these attacks only prove the court’s continued relevance.

Founding ICC prosecutor: ‘The International Criminal Court will not disappear’

Analysis: Donating clothes and buying second-hand clothing has become a way for people to indulge their consumerist habits without guilt. The result? Secondhand stores are overflowing with fast fashion. 

Can thrift culture really fix fast fashion’s problems?

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