“Mark Fisher was the intellectual leader of a generation”
The early weeks of 2017 were traumatic for Alex Niven. His newborn son was not sleeping. His partner had suffered…
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Esther Duflo: “Even politicians now realise how mistaken austerity was”
The Nobel-winning economist on why Brexit happened, Emmanuel Macron’s errors and Donald Trump’s political genius.
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“It’s the biggest public safety threat”: The Met officer who joined Extinction Rebellion
Why Paul Stephens, a former detective sergeant who left the Metropolitan Police last year, joined Extinction Rebellion as its police liaison.
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“It feels like everything could tip very quickly”: Naomi Klein takes on the climate crisis
Klein, who has done more to popularise the inseparability of capitalism and climate change than perhaps any other author, talks…
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Brett Anderson: “I deeply regret taking drugs. It wasted years of my life”
The Suede frontman on Brexit, the band’s rebirth and his self-critical memoir.
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Why Shoshana Zuboff lost faith in the digital revolution
The author on why she believes capitalism has gone "rogue".
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Ian Kershaw: “Brexit would be the greatest act of national self-harm in postwar history”
The pre-eminent historian of Nazi Germany, and the author of Roller-Coaster, on the new dangers facing Europe.
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Betty Boothroyd: “Jeremy Corbyn won’t be prime minister, dear. He ain’t going to win”
In her ninetieth year, Betty Boothroyd is making a comeback. The first and as yet only woman to be Speaker…
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