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Persecuted for his political activism, Emmanuel Mbolela left the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2002. His search for a new home would take six years.
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As European empires crumbled in the 20th century, the power structures that had dominated the world for centuries were up for renegotiation. Yet instead of a rebirth for democracy, what emerged was a ..
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The quest for social justice is a powerful crusade of our time, with an appeal to many different people, for many different reasons. But those who use the same words do not always present the same mea..
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The most influential political statement of the twentieth century
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A coruscating analysis of current international relations, setting out the dangers the world will face if the West does not succeed in reinventing itself.
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Bestselling journalist Antony Loewenstein uncovers the widespread commercialisation and brutal deployment globally of Israel's occupation-enforcing technologies.
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2023
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After thirty years of retreat, the last decade has witnessed a resurgent left in the United States and Western Europe. This upsurge of anti-establishment candidates was not only left-wing but also pop..
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The resources race is on. Powering our digital lives and green technologies are some of the Earth's most precious metals - but they are running out. And what will happen when they do?
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Urgent, compelling reading from the author of Chernobyl on the defining conflict of our times- do you know what is at stake in Ukraine?
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The health emergency that broke out in 2020 is a landmark event in the development of capitalism, confirming the underlying change signalled by the Great Crisis of 2007-9. The Pandemic Crisis has cata..
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From the coal-dusted, sunflower-covered steppe of the Donbas where authoritarian leader Viktor Yanukovych rose to prominence to the heart of the Euromaidan revolution camp in Kyiv that overthrew him; ..
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