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🚨 It's time to take stock of where Britain is, and where we'd like to be. That's what we do in New Humanist's Autumn 2024 issue, out today: newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6308/…


A new trend for ultra-disciplined schools is sweeping the UK. But concerns are emerging about the impact on pupils' mental health and well-being newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6341


"People don’t realise how creative and innovative nostalgia is as a cultural force” @clayroutledge newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6343


Women using abortion clinics in England and Wales are finally being protected newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6349/…


Want a sneak peek at the cover of our next issue? Out next week, we're exploring the weird ideas of the tech elite - and how they're finding their way into politics. Subscribe now to get a copy delivered to your door: newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe

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Latin America is divided into three types of countries: dictatorships, solid democracies, and countries that are in a state of democratic decline. Until this year, Guatemala was in the latter group. But then something unexpected happened newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6334


“Kidulting” is a cultural trend that sees adults engage in pastimes traditionally considered more appropriate for children. It's mostly been denigrated. But could there be more to it than meets the eye? newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6343


It's coming... Our Winter 2024 issue is out next week. Subscribe now to get a copy delivered to your door newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe


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Imagine a school where children are disciplined for looking out of the window, failing to take their books out in less than 10 seconds, or stopping to help a fellow pupil. Increasingly, that's what schools across England look like newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6341


Christianity was not somehow fated to shape the west - in fact, its emergence was incredibly contingent, argues @andrewcopson newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6336


The caprices of fate govern not just our own lives, but the course of nations, as @brianklaas demonstrates in his latest book newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6345


The last three presidents of Guatemala have all been linked to corruption. The country's hopes for change rest on one man: newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6334


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There was a 10-point swing in favour of #Trump among Catholics this #USelection. Our long-read explains why: newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6294/… #religion #politics


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