Aravind Adiga’s Amnesty: a tense study of an illegal immigrant in Australia
The Booker Prize winner once again shows how powerfully he can probe the outer limits of dignity and agency for angry…
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What facial recognition technology means
Proponents of the surveillance technology often liken it to CCTV, but it is much more invasive.
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US democracy in peril: the crisis facing the US media
In an era of hostility towards the press, strong investigative reporting is harder than ever.
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Why repression in Zimbabwe worries South Africa
How much South Africa uses its leverage over its neighbour could prove crucial to the stability of the region.
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A racist cartoon highlights an ugly truth about France’s media
Even respectable French newspapers have published inflammatory articles about Islam and minorities.
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Survey: US and UK publics are most pessimistic about their governments’ responses to Covid-19
A Pew Research Centre poll of 14 countries shows that nations hit hardest by Covid-19 are more likely to judge…
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Podcast: American Corruption
The New Statesman’s World Review podcast with Jeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin.
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Steve Bannon and the art of the con
How the arrest of Trump’s former adviser on fraud charges highlights a wider culture of political manipulation.
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