Polarised society

The basis of white supremacy is a way of thinking, one that says the colour of one's skin makes one human being better or worse than other human beings. Even as a successful professional, the author was unable to escape it.

Have we forgotten how to argue? Racism researcher Ibram x. Kendi on polarized debates, personal hostility and his own prejudices. A conversation

Threatened from all sides, the young author Lale Gül is paying a high price for her self-determinat­ion

With liberal positions on abortion and diversity, I became a congresswoman in Mexico - and a target of hatred

A new generation of cultural workers is adapting to ideological norms. This spells the end of creativity.

What “Safe Spaces” mean for people who face discrimination - and how we can make them obsolete.

Many voices are still not to be found in the mainstream media. Journalist Karen Attiah discusses how debates around cancel culture are accelerating our debates around diversity. A conversation

Discrimination, hate crime, equality: Where was progress seen over the past years and what more needs to be done?

Who has the right to speak and what can be said? The philosopher Svenja Flaßpöhler and the sociologist Naika Foroutan discuss inclusive language, and the fight for equality. A conversation.

If there’s one topic that unites both Russia's opposition activists and the supporters of the state, it’s the debate about cancel culture and what some Russians call “new ethics”.

For a long time, diversity was not an issue in many literary publishing houses. Suddenly everyone wants diversity. About an industry in transition

How to write about things you haven’t experienced yourself.

From a Somalian childhood to reading books in Paris and writing in Germany: On why I had to learn a foreign language to express myself freely

All over the world, language is changing. Gender politics are a big talking point and in order to name new non-binary and other gender identities, all sorts of linguistic experiments are being undertaken. These include returning to historical forms and creating completely new variants. Some examples:

How can social media guarantee that their digital spaces are democratic? A proposal