Historical roots and modern political use of antisemitism: how the term evolved from European "othering" to a tool for silencing Middle East dissent.

We wrap up 2025 with a review of books we loved, including several by local authors. Plus, we wade into the great audiobook debate.

Our rights to practice religion, talk about the president or curse the Hawkeyes are protected in America, writes Randy Evans.

It’s the day the “Animal Goncourt” is awarded. “Who better,” a judge says, “to talk about the fabulous relationship between ...

Across the world, governments are tightening controls on speech, expanding surveillance and rolling back rights once thought to be secure. From ...

Between 2016 and 2024 there were 193 internet shutdowns imposed in 41 African countries. This form of social control is a ...

Strengthening and supporting these alliances would help preserve freedom of expression and the right to know. That means supporting cross-border networks of journalists, lawyers and human rights ...

Twenty-five years in, LeftWord shows how Left publishing in India has resisted erasure through dissent and solidarity in a ...