The changing face of masculinity

As society becomes more tolerant of homosexuality, men find the freedom to be emotionally open and physically tactile with each other, explain Mark McCormack and Eric Anderson.

Gender activist Gary Barker sees young men who respect woman and are connected fathers.

From wood to algae, biofuels have been around for years. But they're not necessarily all they're cracked up to be. Danny Chivers has the low-down.

Can fuel crops ever be sustainable? Danny Chivers gives us the lowdown.

To mark the International Day of Co-operatives (2 July), our longest-serving co-op member James Rowland reflects on his experience and our business model.

The government ‘crackdown’ on squatting is a smokescreen for a full-scale attack on society’s most vulnerable, warns Rueben Taylor.

As Obama ushers in a new debit-limit bill, Mark Engler explains how the argument ‘We’re broke’ is used to justify the demolition of social safety nets.

Canadian troops are withdrawing from Afghanistan this month. In theory, at least, reports Wayne Ellwood.

There may be no easy answer, but identity has become an obsession, discovers Maria Golia, among a people in turmoil.

The Canadian First Nations actor, star of Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and US TV dramas Big Love and Law and Order, talks to Sian Griffiths about the importance of being a role model for young aboriginal kids.

Krystian Legierski believes the tide is turning in Poland. He speaks to James Gray about his struggles against a notoriously homophobic and xenophobic administration.

Until the beginning of this year, the West African nation seemed like an island of calm in a troubled region. Then everything changed...

The new album by Norwegian artist Jenny Hval is astonishing - as much about poetry and story-telling as performance, says Louise Gray.

'Unmasking the mystery of how life transforms' - does Frank Ryan's book live up to its sub-header?

Nokia in the dock in a new film by Danish director Frank Poulsen.