Introduction There is a common misconception of the increasing energy demand and therefore an essential fallacy in energy policy discussions. We are asked by the right-wing politicians to believe that according to this and that economic parameters, we need nuclear plants and “clean” coal plants in order to avoid blackouts. On the other side, more …
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Oct 13
4190 women murdered in seven years.
* This news item was translated from the Turkish original “Yedi yılda 4 bin 190 kadın cinayeti gerçekleşti” published on 21.09.2011 in soL news portal. Human Rights Association İstanbul Branch made a public statement on its recently released report on Violence Against Women. The report displays stunning data on women (who have been subject to …
Sep 13
Hey you! The Atheist! Come out for the contest!
Would you like to tell your story and get some amazing books? We want to hear your stories and give you amazing books in return. As the Out for Beyond team we decided to organize a small atheist contest. Our subject is: How did you become an atheist or how did you …
Sep 06
Religious symbols are political symbols.
There is an incomprehensible discussion on how to respond to the laws and regulations banning or restricting the wearing of religious symbols in certain public spheres. As is the case for most of the discussions on religion; once the question is put incorrectly, it is almost impossible to reach to a true conclusion by rational …
Aug 21
An introduction to why communists should take atheists seriously
Preliminary remarks I should start by saying that, contrary to the historical development of the words1, I will use socialist and communist interchangeably to refer to a person who agrees that “the history of all hitherto existing society is the history of class struggles” and aims at the Aufhebung2 of private property of at …
Jul 22
Out for Beyond – Introduction
We are coming out. It’s been a while we kept our words for ourselves. Without wishing to lay down the law, we feel ready to contribute to the ongoing discussions. While our contributions will be rather small as they may, we still feel obliged to have a finger in the pie. We are …