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Are Too Many Scientists Studying COVID?
For many researchers, the choice to spend decades working in a lab or in the field comes from a desire to help — to expand understanding of how life works or to improve human health. So when Covid-19 emerged, many…
Romanovs and the Russian Empire
Established in the year 1721, the Russian Empire was the third largest empire in human history, spanning twenty to point eight million kilometres and ruled by the House of Romanovs for over three hundred years. Russia during this time functioned…
Peter Stefanovic Exposed Boris Johnsons Lies
Number 10 / Downing Street, Flickr / Illustration by Zeyd Anwar; New Politic Peter Stefanovic’s video needs little introduction. It has been viewed over 33 million times. Boris Johnson, standing in the House of Commons, makes various claims: that the…
Empireland The Legacies of the British Empire
Illustration-collage by Zeyd Anwar; New Politic “The legacies of empire run deep and are sometimes contradictory… but imperialism exists within us in much more complicated ways.” The conversation of the British Empire’s lasting legacy eludes us no more. For too…
How to Build a Chumocracy
Illustration by Zeyd Anwar; Unplash If you want to build a chumocracy, there is a tried and tested method. First, wait for a national catastrophe. A world war, a security crisis or even a pandemic will do. Make sure that…
Coronavirus Might Still Have Some Tricks to Pull
The pandemic has enabled us to study the details of how evolution happens — in real time. Scientists have generated more than two million genome sequences of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, allowing us to dissect the minutiae of evolutionary changes to a…
Mary Prince, The Woman Who Struck Back at Empire
Illustration by Zeyd Anwar; New Politic This article is part of Project Empire, an editorial series designed to explore the history of the British Empire. See the full collection here » “Since I have been here I have often wondered…
Blair Mark II
Three things are clear from Keir Starmer’s conference speech: Corbynism is dead and buried; Blairism is making a comeback; and Keir Starmer’s vision for Britain lies in work, care, equality and security. Labour has returned as a serious force for…
From Boris Johnson, a New Low
Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street Whatever is wrong with Boris Johnson is getting worse. After weeks of turmoil relating to Partygate and Sue Gray’s subsequent investigation, Johnson, once again, stood in the House of Commons and…
A Dark Day for American Democracy Awaits
President Donald J. Trump boards the Presidential Limousine at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, and departs en route to the White House. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead) Donald Trump is on a crusade to discredit the…