Editorial note: Tony Benn was one of the most important figures on the left of the Labour Party in the postwar years. He was one
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By John Pickard In his press conference, justifying the bombing of Caracas and the abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores,
By Andy Ford The Nuremburg Trials of 24 of the most prominent Nazis opened eighty years ago, in November 1945, and ran until October 1946.
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AI and the railway mania
By Michael Roberts The AI bubble continues. The Magnificent Seven of tech media continue to drive the US stock market, along with the AI companies.
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Book review: The Children of the Arbat
By John Pickard I have just started reading the third book in the Arbat trilogy by Anatoli Rybakov (1911-1998). If it is half as good
By David Cartwright On 21 November 1995, 30 years ago today, the Dayton Agreement was signed by the presidents of Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia-Hercegovina. The
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The Iceland women’s strike of 1975.
Fifty years ago today, a strike of women rocked Iceland and it was so successful that it had repercussions and results that have stood the
By Andy Ford Ninety years ago, in October 1935, Mussolini launched his invasion of the last independent country on the African continent – Abyssinia (now
By Tim White Introduction: This week marks the sixtieth anniversary of one of bloodiest military coups in history, in Indonesia. To mark this important event,
By Greg Oxley 110 years ago, in September 1915, just over a year into the horrific carnage of the First World War, twenty or so
