We are witnessing the consolidation of a new form of authoritarianism with a populist streak.
Brexit has revealed a culture war, which the left has been quietly losing.
The ‘new politics’ Jeremy Corbyn proclaims must be an explicit agenda of institutional change, not simply a change of style at the dispatch box.
Instead of aping chauvinism, centrists must respond imaginatively to the anti-political sentiment behind Brexit and the rise of far right parties.
Venezuela está al borde del precipicio. La acción concertada puede aún evitar su caída. Pero cuanto más se retrase, más venezolanos morirán por falta de medicinas, por malnutrición o por violencia. Português English
Venezuela is on the edge of the precipice. Concerted action may yet pull it back. But the longer it is delayed, the more Venezuelans will die from lack of medicines, malnutrition or violence. Português Español
A new attorney general seems to have adopted a tougher line on investigating allegations of political corruption.
The colonial experience of the Arab world did not only stunt its social development, it also inhibited the development of class-consciousness.
Tony Blair told Chilcot Saddam Hussein was, “a man to whom a last chance to do right is just a further opportunity to do wrong. He is blind to reason.”
The Internet of Things applies unique identifiers to objects, including people to be followed, and provides large amounts of data on all aspects of an individual’s movements and activities.
We have reached a turning point with an uncertain outcome, in which the British and European dimensions are two sides of the same coin.
If lasting political change is to occur in Syria, the experience of its neighbours must be heeded.
