We shouldn’t shy away from critiquing and flat out condemning the horrifying elements of any culture, but it’s important not to ignore the experiences of racism and to always critique our own views of cultures, which can be often prejudiced and biased because of one-sided portrayals in the media, writes Sara Haghdoosti.

Many people in the US are afraid of majority rule and would prefer to place more power in a smaller number of hands, writes David Swanson.

Common practice around inclusive language, especially in social justice circles, is both too simple, and too complicated, writes Gauche Sinister.

In the hands of today’s students, multiculturalism is a fruit that has over-ripened. The fact that all human beings are born equal has thoughtlessly become confused with the myth that all cultures are born equal, writes Irshad Manji.

Specious comparisons with the so-called ‘Greatest Generation’ of World War II, are unfair to Baby Boomers and it’s a cop-out to blame them for the current economic crisis in the US – as Michael Kinsley accuses them of in the current issue of The Atlantic, writes Gary Corseri.

Systematic torture in Egypt is being becoming known across the world, thanks to social media networking sites such as Facebook, writes Lynda Renham-Cook.