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From book bans and firing teachers to taking over university administrations altogether, right-wing politicians and activists worldwide have been keen on rooting out gender from schools. Why is that?
Academic research on changing social norms relating to gender and sexuality is largely silent on how these changes can affect those who ‘do not agree’.
False claims that leaders in Europe want to force people to eat insects are meant to provoke fear.
The first female leader of the federal Liberal Party has vowed to drag the Coalition back to the centre. But Sussan Ley faces big challenges on multiple fronts.
Giorgia Meloni’s presence at Donald Trump’s inauguration aimed to reinforce her status as a privileged interlocutor with the new US administration. But this position carries risks for Italy and the EU.
Most people feel connected to each other, which makes compassion instinctive.
Communication about conflict is the fundamental starting point for future action. In modeling non-violent communication, university leaders can proactively counter potential extremism.
Does the ‘diploma divide’ make politics more about culture than economic inequality?
Ongoing research suggests the average Albertan is far less conservative than it appears, especially on social issues like health care and inclusion.
The word ‘woke’ has increasingly become caught up in the rhetoric of the culture war. But debates around wokeness and what it means are drawing attention away from the real issues.
For many readers of Dante, there is in fact no connection between his writing and rightwing thinking.
The explicitly anti-democratic movement seems to have the ear of a major GOP donor – along with at least two GOP front-runners for the US Senate.
Yes, Labor has won office with an historically low first preference vote- but focussing on this might be misreading the electoral mood.
Millions of supporters of Donald Trump flocked to the far-right social media platform, where hate speech and calls for violence thrive. The US Capitol insurrection could be the platform’s undoing.
Groups promoting right wing extremism, like the Antipodean Resistance and the Lads Society, have recently dominated headlines, but they are far from the sum of the extreme right in Australia.
There is deep sadness in the Christchurch attacks, but little shock. We need to address the permissive political environment that allows such hateful extremism to be promulgated so openly.
Traditional ways of describing the ‘far right’ are becoming outdated.
Mass murders like the killings at a Pittsburgh synagogue are seen as the work of disturbed individuals. But America has allowed violence to become unexceptional, ignoring its root cause.
The US president’s comments about South Africa’s land reform stem from his view that whites are under attack from blacks.
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