The book is not perfect but it lights its subjects with such sensitivity that it makes much of contemporary history look ...

And in Russia, disagreeing with Stalin on any issue was extremely dangerous. So Lysenkoist theory came to dominate Soviet biology for decades, despite leading to multiple agricultural disasters.

Arendt maintained that our ‘common sense’ depends on our good will and curiosity, our adventurous enjoyment of testing ...

New York Times' opinion journalist and economist Paul Krugman in an interview with MSNBC host Chris Hayes reacted to former President Donald Trump's economic proposals. CHRIS HAYES, MSNBC HOST: Paul ...

The devastating new measures taken against Cuba's private sector are a repetition of mistakes made previously, and the regime ...

This post is based on a talk I gave at an on-line event on the Roadmap to Ecosocialism, on 10 September. I have added some ...

Networks bind members, through fiction, fantasy and mass delusion. Nazism and Stalinism were exceptionally powerful but ignorant networks, the book argues. Tech entrepreneurs often espouse a rosy view ...

A corporate giant’s algorithm is designed solely to capture precious attention and to create a sense of excitement.

The Biden administration has responded with relative quiescence to recent setbacks in its effort to overthrow President ...

As the anniversary of Azerbaijan's attack on Nagorno-Karabakh approaches, the role of Israeli arms in the conflict raises ...

The author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four witnessed some of the early 20th century’s most significant flashpoints, ...