Trump’s attempt to deport pro-Palestinian students for their speech suffers a major court defeat
[ 4 minutes to read] The Trump administration wanted to use immigration law against international students who criticized Israel or publicly…
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The social media utopia: What if people started collaborating?
[ 8 minutes to read] Social media promised to connect humanity. Instead, it often became extraordinarily efficient at sorting humanity into…
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Elon Musk: The tech elite’s biggest mistake
[ 6 minutes to read] What exactly connects Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, and Larry Page? On the surface, the answer appears…
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Cruel bank robbery vs. financial crimes
[ 4 minutes to read] When masked robbers storm into a bank with weapons, the event dominates headlines for days. Television…
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Megachurches, private jets, big money. We are real Christians
[ 13 minutes to read] There is a man in America. He has three private jets, a mansion with gold-plated faucets,…
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Inherited wealth, little innovation, lower taxes?
[ 22 minutes to read] Capitalism has always been sold as a system of competition. The idea appears straightforward. Anyone with…
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Banning a political party is no solution
[ 7 minutes to read] Banning a political party may look like a solution. In reality, it creates a dangerous political…
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Do US elites practice satanic rituals?
[ 5 minutes to read] At first, the idea sounds absurd. Claims about elite satanic rituals belong to fringe forums, not…
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Vatican and Royal Family: Are we living in the Middle Ages?
[ 6 minutes to read] We like to believe we live in a rational, secular, democratic age, we imagine crowns belong…
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How art and literature have supported freethinking
[ 4 minutes to read] Art and literature always push people away from obedience. They show new angles, they break illusions….
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Even The Guardian isn’t independent
[ 4 minutes to read] The Guardian tells a familiar story. It presents itself as undeterred, it presents itself as independent….
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How banking replaced religion as global power
[ 6 minutes to read] For centuries, religion ruled the human mind. It shaped laws, justified wars, and promised salvation in…
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China’s propaganda is dangerous — Here Is how to fight it
[ 7 minutes to read] Chinese propaganda constructs an image of China that looks almost otherworldly. It shows glowing skylines, spotless…
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How Western control keeps religion thriving in the Global South
[ 6 minutes to read] Religion does not collapse under poverty. It expands with it. It grows strongest where despair, dependency,…
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The quiet destruction of human empathy
[ 4 minutes to read] Empathy once held societies together. It guided tribes, softened instincts, and turned survival into cooperation. It…
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From Einstein to Hawking: Top left-leaning scientists
[ 4 minutes to read] Some of the most brilliant minds in history saw inequality not as destiny but as design…
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Bill Gates vs climate scientists: Hope or denial?
[ 5 minutes to read] Bill Gates believes the climate crisis, while serious, is not the end of humankind. He argues…
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The biggest loser of all time? God!
[ 4 minutes to read] God is praised as the creator of everything. The almighty ruler. The ultimate source of love,…
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The animal Holocaust of modern China
[ 4 minutes to read] China’s economic miracle is one of the most dramatic transformations in human history. In just a…
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Radical Legacy of Christopher Hitchens: Marxism & New Atheism
[ 7 minutes to read] The “New Atheism” movement experienced a surge in prominence following the September 11th attacks. However, its…
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How freethought is redefining global politics
[ 4 minutes to read] They say, “We can’t have freedom of speech in Europe. We’re not America.” But how can…
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Two mothers with strollers are talking about gassing the Gypsies
[ 11 minutes to read] Two Caucasian mothers with strollers, caring for babies, are talking to each other. Mothers who should…
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We really should not care about the Pope
[ 6 minutes to read] As an atheist, I have been about to puke when reading, for example, Al Jazeera, The…
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The fight to possess anything – it’s turned against us
[ 6 minutes to read] Throughout history, people have struggled to possess something of their own. Not out of greed, but…
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Religious fundamentalism and political power
[ 4 minutes to read] Religious fundamentalism has always influenced political power. It shapes laws, social norms, and governance. Leaders use…
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Ethical AI? It cannot be because of the super-rich
[ 13 minutes to read] Artificial intelligence could change the world for the better. It could expose hidden power structures, dismantle…
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Nominee #17: Cory Doctorow
[ 3 minutes to read] Cory Doctorow: A Champion of Digital Rights and Freethinking in the 21st Century Cory Doctorow’s name…
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Sally Rooney: When are we going to have the courage to stop the climate crisis?
[ 6 minutes to read] Capitalism is driving the destruction of our planet. We have to think outside – and against…
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Nominee #7: Armin Navabi
[ 3 minutes to read] Armin Navabi: A Global Voice for Secularism and Atheist Advocacy Armin Navabi is an Iranian-Canadian secular…
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The fourth wave of feminism: Enemy of science?
[ 12 minutes to read] Fourth-wave feminism emerged around 2012. It focuses on issues like sexual harassment, body image, and intersectionality….
