On the steppe
Torn between China and Russia, and haunted by the ghosts of its communist past, Kazakhstan has taken an authoritarian turn.
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My New Statesman tote bag was a symbol of hope and belonging, and then it almost killed me
Ah, the irony! That I should be immolated by a bag advertising the very magazine that employs me!
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First Thoughts: The folly of the lockdown sceptics, and the Wilbys get vaccinated
Ipso is right to censure columnists who throw around half-truths and wilful exaggerations about Covid-19; the disease is too deadly.
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Commons Confidential: The workers divided
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Wesminster.
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The rise of the fact-checker in an age of disinformation
As president Donald Trump made more than 30,500 false or misleading claims; and the Washington Post tracked every one.
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“What does it mean to be a black man in Britain?”: Courttia Newland on his latest novel and the struggle to get it published
The novelist and screenwriter discusses science fiction, the human soul and working with Steve McQueen on the BBC’s Small Axe series.
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“The social movements of our time are explosive“: Aaron Benanav on robots and revolution
The economic historian and social theorist discusses automation and the future of the left.
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New Year’s resolutions are born of self-loathing. Why else would we be so desperate to change?
Women’s magazines and Bridget Jones’s Diary taught me to believe constant self-criticism and a desire to change wasn’t a system flaw, but an…
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