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How the weather shapes history

Throughout the ages, climate change has had profound – and sometimes devastating – consequences for human civilisation.

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Is Vladimir Putin preparing for war?

Is Vladimir Putin preparing for war?

Bruno Maçães

Behind Boris Johnson’s masks

Behind Boris Johnson’s masks

John Gray

Theory wars: how postmodernism became weaponised

Theory wars: how postmodernism became weaponised

William Davies

What George Orwell's garden reveals about his politics of resistance

What George Orwell’s garden reveals about his politics of resistance

Lyndsey Stonebridge

Interviews and profiles

Lea Ypi: “The freedom that liberalism brought was only for some people”

Lea Ypi: “The freedom that liberalism brought was only for some people”

George Eaton

Why the left must abandon the myth of British decline

Why the left must abandon the myth of British decline

David Edgerton

How Raymond Williams redefined culture

How Raymond Williams redefined culture

Lola Seaton

Tom Nairn: The prophet of post-Britain

Tom Nairn: The prophet of post-Britain

Rory Scothorne

The long read

The fall of the intellectual

The fall of the intellectual

Where have all the great thinkers gone?

By Ross Douthat

The NS Climate Debate

Was Donald Trump’s ‘war on coal’ real, or just the market at work?

Was Donald Trump’s ‘war on coal’ real, or just the market at work?

Alyssa Battistoni and Geoff Mann

Should the left abandon the Green New Deal?

Should the left abandon the Green New Deal?

Richard Seymour

Why the so-called “energy crisis” is both a threat and an opportunity

Why the so-called “energy crisis” is both a threat and an opportunity

Adam Tooze

Is a “green state” the answer to the climate crisis?

Is a “green state” the answer to the climate crisis?

James Meadway

The Agora philosophy series

Reimagining political philosophy: on Charles Mills

Reimagining political philosophy: on Charles Mills

Sophie Smith

What is romantic friendship?

What is romantic friendship?

Sukaina Hirji and Meena Krishnamurthy

Why nation states struggle with social care

Why nation states struggle with social care

Alison Gopnik

Do gender norms enforce a divide between literature and philosophy?

Do gender norms enforce a divide between literature and philosophy?