Future Why was Marx wrong about global revolution? Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains! You have the world to win. At…
Future Should sexist advertising be banned? Sex(ism) sells! Adverts tend to focus on simple messages, which is why they often rely on lazy stereotypes to sell products. Women find…
FutureGlobal Ten years after the financial crisis, do you feel safer? For almost 50 years, the tiny Swiss town of Davos has hosted the global elite. Once a year, the rich and powerful jet…
Future Who started World War One? Who was responsible for the First World War? The Treaty of Versailles placed the blame for starting the Great War squarely…
Future Could communism ever work in practice? What is human nature? Is it selfish? Or is it social? Maybe a bit of both? This seems to be one…
Future After Brexit, should Britain have a deal with the EU like Norway? After the Brexit referendum, anxious Brits started frantically Googling the term ‘Norway model’. This wasn’t because they were desperately looking for the…
Global Are Russians getting tired of Vladimir Putin? Congratulations, President Putin, on six more glorious years! What’s that you say? The vote hasn’t happened yet? A mere formality! On 18…
Future Does the EU do enough to regulate lobbying? Business is booming for Brussels bubble lobbyists. There were an estimated 30,000 lobbyists working in the Belgian capital in 2014, making…
Smarter How do you decide what you trust online? How can we sort good information from bad? The last several years have seen an “implosion of trust” around the world in traditional institutions…
