Long Live Socialism! – Thomas Piketty
Thomas Piketty argues that the time has come to support an inclusive and expansive conception of socialism as…
International Affairs
The Fall of the Soviet Union – a timeline
In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations….
Cromwell: A Killjoy Regime?
The Gunpowder Plot, the Civil Wars, Charles I’s execution, the Plague, the Great Fire, the Restoration, and then…
China and the Fate of Taiwan
Bill Hayton, author of The Invention of China investigates the history of China’s relationship with Taiwan and looks…
Staff Pick: Politics and Elections
November is the month of the US presidential election so our theme for this month’s Staff Pick is Politics…
Understanding the US Election
Yesterday saw the first debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden in the run up to the 2020…
Military Strategy: A Global History – a Q&A with Jeremy Black
In this Q&A, Jeremy Black, Professor of History, Exeter University and author of Military Strategy: A Global History…
Conversations: Understanding Protest
The global wave of protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd reminds us that we live in…
Cuba’s Contribution to Combating COVID-19
In this blogpost, Helen Yaffe, author of, We Are Cuba!: How a Revolutionary People Have Survived in a…
Nazi Germany and Modernist art
Culture was integral to the smooth running of the Third Reich. During the war, the arts were closely…
How do economists forecast?
Although most people are not aware of it, forecasting plays a major role in everyday life. From choosing what…
The Road Before Me Weeps by Nick Thorpe – An Extract
War and chaos in Syria and Iraq, violence in Afghanistan, and hopelessness in countries bordering war zones have…
Our year in books: Highlights from 2018
‘Tis the season to be cosy! Winter has arrived and what could be better than curling up with…
5 Times You Didn’t Know You Had Participated in a Randomised Trial – Andrew Leigh
Andrew Leigh offers five times you (maybe) didn’t know that you had participated in a randomised trial. Experiments have…
Why Marx Was Right, by Terry Eagleton – an extract
This month marks the bicentenary of German philosopher and economist Karl Marx’s birth. To mark this moment, we…