Just as sexual assault would not exist without everyday sexism, hate crimes like the Orlando shooting would not exist without everyday homophobia.

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Just as sexual assault would not exist without everyday sexism, hate crimes like the Orlando shooting would not exist without everyday homophobia.
Should the former US president criticize rising authoritarianism in Poland and Hungary, if he himself contributed to the conditions that brought the authoritarian right in the region to the fore?
Die Linke is increasingly coming to resemble its opponents. Is it time for the left to break with The Left?
The European Union faces the ongoing problem of lacking an “official vision”. Could human rights be the solution?
There are many similarities between the party systems of the eleven post-communist EU member states. These patterns can be explained by various social, political and historical factors. By Roland Papp.
The Israeli case can offer Europe the following lesson: a symptom-centred treatment only lets the disease progress.
Leaving the EU or staying in a dysfunctional institution is not an inspiring choice. But the Brexit debate can be about much more than immigrants’ benefits.