Crumbling Britain: The false economy of youth club closures in Haringey
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Project Cybersyn: the afterlife of Chile’s socialist internet
Through an electronic “nervous system”, Salvador Allende’s left-wing government anticipated the era of big data.
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How Greece will feel the deep scars of austerity long after the bailout
The nation’s population has fallen, its youth joblessness is the worst in the EU, and its GDP is still a…
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A democratic socialist in America: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s mission
The 28-year-old Democrat is set to become the youngest woman ever elected to Congress - and is determined to tilt…
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Commons Confidential: IDS’s summer spat
Your weekly dose of gossip from Westminster.
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How Mike Ashley became the new emperor of the high street
From one sports shop in Maidenhead to a £2.8bn net-worth and a £90m deal to buy House of Fraser.
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The alt-right’s long march
In the last year the Unite the Right movement has splintered and its organisational capacity dwindled, but the Overton window is still shifting.
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