“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.” Antonio Gramsci’s words, written in prison near Bari almost 100 years ago, ring out to us now. The politi

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In the final days of his presidency, Richard ...

LETTERS

Sometimes, a single narrative comes to dominate how we remember a year. So it is with 1776. This, as every history lover knows, was the date that the American colonies declared their independence, beg

We need to talk about Little Red Books and big red caps, about bombarding headquarters and attacking the deep state, and what happens when leaders of an authoritarian bent decide they know what’s best