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1 May 2018 18 minute read

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Remembering a revolution: May 1968

Spanning hopeless romanticism to utter contempt, Harrison Jones takes an in-depth look at memories of...

Catalonia background: Catalan revolutionaries get ready for action to defend their revolution from Franco back in 1936.

13 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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Homage to Catalonia

Taking the long view of fearless resistance. By Kevin Buckland, writing from Barcelona.

20 Dec 2017 5 minute read

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Our favourite books of the month: December

1947 by Elisabeth Åsbrink; The Death of Homo Economicus by Peter Fleming; and others.

2 Nov 2017 5 minute read

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Palestine, 100 years after Balfour

Paul Kelemen and Dick Pitt look at the British government’s role in Israel’s formation.

1 Sep 2017 5 minute read

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On the trail of Che Guevara, 50 years on

Julio Etchart follows the ‘Che route’ to the remote spot in Bolivia where he was executed.

31 Aug 2017 3 minute read

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Why we need to look back at the ACT UP fight

Mark Engler revisits America’s bold fight against HIV/AIDS.

17 Jul 2017 4 minute read

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When we were more equal

A few fragments from the surprising history of equality, by Danny Dorling.

9 Feb 2017 5 minute read

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Books against Trump: an anti-Trump reading list

As Orwell’s 1984 hits US top seller lists in the wake of Trump’s presidency, Ed Fairhead provides a few more...

6 Oct 2016 3 minute read

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A very British inheritance: the ‘Othering’ tendency

Britain is back building walls separating ‘us’ from ‘them’ – but all these walls suggest a great fall ahead, argues ...

20 Oct 2015 4 minute read

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Deeds not words: in the spirit of the suffragettes

The film industry is failing women, but there is hope, as Nikki van der Gaag explains.

1 Aug 2014 3 minute read

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New times, new battles in India and beyond

Every generation responds differently to the crises and issues they face, reflects Mari Marcel Thekaekara.

2 Jan 2014 5 minute read

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‘A two-state solution is not the key to peace’

Israeli historian and author Ilan Pappe talks to Frank Barat about propaganda, solidarity...

16 May 2013 2 minute read

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Tibet: the destruction of Lhasa

Pete Speller describes his anger on discovering that the old city is due to be replaced with a tourist...

Cometh the moment, cometh the movie: Paul Goodman Changed My Life

11 Nov 2011 8 minute read

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Cometh the moment, cometh the movie: Paul Goodman Changed My Life

As the the radical sociologist’s life is commemorated in a new film, Horatio Morpurgo wonders what words of...

19 Oct 2011 3 minute read

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Northern Ireland: proceed with caution

The Troubles may be over, but social tensions remain. Stacey Gregg believes the rest of the world can learn...

The perils of writing a history of the world

19 Jul 2011 3 minute read

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The perils of writing a history of the world

When I first embarked on writing a brief history of the world, my colleagues at the New Internationalist thought I was mad,...

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