Western democracy is under threat in many countries across the world. But it’s not driven by inequality or the feeling of the small guy to be left behind.

The big, mainstream political parties are sabotaging themselves. They don't recognise opposition as legitimate political players anymore and have given up on any restrains that protected democratic values in the past.

Ronan Farrow offers a harrowing account of his plunge into the scores of abuse allegations against Harvey Weinstein.

It’s not a story about sex, but about the abuse of power. He shows up a system created by rich and connected men that’s permitted that type of behaviour.

A network of gatekeepers from media, politics and business made sure that the victims stayed quiet.

Climate change is forcing us to measure the carbon footprint of everything we do. Meat production produces alot of greenhouse gas and you can choose to switch to a plant based diet. But can you justify keeping carnivorous cats and dogs ?

In opinion polls Australians list climate change as one of their top concerns yet there's still no consensus on how to respond. Social researcher Rebecca Huntley says climate change divides the community because it's become a debate about ideology and values rather than science.

Why is the community so divided over action on climate change?

And what are the environmental cost of meat-eating pets?

Tensions between Iran and the US have yet again focused the world’s attention on this region.

The vision of enormous crowds that turned out for Soleimani’s funeral procession, contrasted with the small but vocal crowds in response to Tehran’s shooting down of Flight 752. But visions can be deceptive.

A panel of Iranian academics shows how difficult it can be to understand how Iranian society sees the actions of the Iranian and US governments and Iran’s place in the region and the world.

The long fight for women’s rights and equality is almost won. “It's starting to look like people who are not on side are simply out of step", says human rights activist Sally Armstrong.

Women all over the world are demanding a better, more equitable place with men. But men and women need to work together to achieve the final victory.

In the final CBC Massey lecture, Sally Armstrong looks to the future — one where women's skills are depended upon and their abilities are recognized.

Sally Armstrong argues the future depends on equality for women and girls. In her second CBC Massey Lecture, she discusses sex: the history of sex, sex for procreation, sex for pleasure, sex for business. Monogamy maybe the norm, but evolutionary biology suggests, in earlier times, things were more freewheeling. Over time, however, we’ve seen men exercise greater control over women and their bodies.

The 2019 CBC Massey Lectures examine the history of the struggle for gender equality. Lecturer, Sally Armstrong argues all of humanity benefits when women get an education. When they get better healthcare, everyone lives longer. She says a fundamental shift is taking place and “equality is closer than ever before”.

A scientific career is based on getting published in peer reviewed academic journals. But this pressure increases the risk for scientists to employ flexible analytic and selective reporting practices. The Open Science movement calls for transparency of not just research results, but also research methods. And it begins with examining of how and what we reward in scientific work.