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The Scottish nationalists seek to end the United Kingdom after 300 years of a successful union. Their drive for an independent Scotland is now near...

During the age of empire, European and American colonists perpetrated one of history’s most monstrous crimes: slavery. Millions of Africans were su...

During the age of empire, European and American colonists perpetrated one of history’s most monstrous crimes: slavery. Millions of Africans were su...

In the past decade, the developed world has spent almost US$ 2 trillion on foreign aid for poorer countries. Yet 1.2 billion people still live in e...

In the past decade, the developed world has spent almost US$ 2 trillion on foreign aid for poorer countries. Yet 1.2 billion people still live in e...

Developments in AI, robotics and big data are changing the nature of education. Yet the implications of these technologies for the teaching profess...

Developments in AI, robotics and big data are changing the nature of education. Yet the implications of these technologies for the teaching profess...

Is being colorblind the most effective way to address overt and covert racism in schooling today? Should educators pretend that race doesn’t matter...

Is being colorblind the most effective way to address overt and covert racism in schooling today? Should educators pretend that race doesn’t matter...

The secrecy of the ballot, a crucial basic element of representative democracy, is under threat. Attempts to make voting more convenient in the fac...

The secrecy of the ballot, a crucial basic element of representative democracy, is under threat. Attempts to make voting more convenient in the fac...

We live in a culture of credit. As wages have stagnated, we’ve seen a dramatic surge in private borrowing across the western world; increasing numb...

We live in a culture of credit. As wages have stagnated, we’ve seen a dramatic surge in private borrowing across the western world; increasing numb...

Images of killer robots are the stuff of science fiction – but also, increasingly, of scientific fact on the battlefield. Should we be worried, or ...

Images of killer robots are the stuff of science fiction – but also, increasingly, of scientific fact on the battlefield. Should we be worried, or ...

As humans continue to degrade and destroy our planet’s resources, leading to predictions of total ecological collapse, some (such as the entreprene...

As humans continue to degrade and destroy our planet’s resources, leading to predictions of total ecological collapse, some (such as the entreprene...

By 2100, the human population may exceed 11 billion. Having recently surpassed 7.5 billion, it has trebled since 1950. Are such numbers sustainable...

By 2100, the human population may exceed 11 billion. Having recently surpassed 7.5 billion, it has trebled since 1950. Are such numbers sustainable...

Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, there has been much talk of a new Cold War between the West and Russia. Under Putin’s authoritarian lead...

Since the outbreak of the Ukraine crisis, there has been much talk of a new Cold War between the West and Russia. Under Putin’s authoritarian lead...

Siblings and all the lateral relationships that follow from them are clearly important and their interaction is widely observed, particularly in cr...

Siblings and all the lateral relationships that follow from them are clearly important and their interaction is widely observed, particularly in cr...

This major new book offers a much-needed introduction to the work of Siegfried Kracauer, one of the main intellectual figures in the orbit of the F...