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The US Democrats search for a saviour
With as many as 20 presidential hopefuls, the party is not short of candidates to fight Donald Trump. But is…
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The Stalin of the Caribbean: how Nicolás Maduro betrayed the Venezuelan revolution
Faced with a dystopian economy, the president is resorting to ever more repressive means to maintain control.
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Why mental illness is surging even in the world’s happiest countries
In Finland, named the happiest country in the world for 2018, suicide is responsible for a third of all deaths among…
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The strange rebirth of the German Greens
In a divided country, the party has surged into second place with poll ratings of 20 per cent. But its…
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The UnHerd Tortoise: are elite media start-ups just hype?
Drugstore Culture’s recent implosion exposes the challenge of boutique journalism ventures.
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Slavoj Žižek interview: “Trump created a crack in the liberal centrist hegemony”
The Marxist philosopher on why catastrophe gives him hope.
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Why 2019 could be the year of joyful singledom
A new female empowerment movement is encouraging more women than ever to avoid unfulfilling relationships in exchange for a better, independent life.
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