By Ivan Krastev* – The New York Times Donald Trump’s former Svengali is palling around the Continent with a far-right Hungarian prime minister. How does this end? “If there’s an explosion or fire somewhere, Steve is probably nearby with some matches,” one of Steve Bannon’s…
Sophie Pinkham* – The Guardian This irresponsible stunt has severely undermined both Ukraine’s credibility and that of honest journalism On Tuesday, the news spread quickly: Russian dissident journalist Arkady Babchenko had been shot three times just outside his apartment in…
BY BRANKO MARCETIC – Jacobin (*) The Russian Facebook ads that destroyed American democracy have now been released. Try not to laugh — it’s serious business. Adam Schiff (D-CA) speaks about today’s testimony on Russian interference in the 2016 election from US Attorney General…
Gareth Dorrian and Ian Whittaker – The Conversation UK Disclosure statement The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their…
by John Scales Avery * I would like to announce the publication of a new book entitled “The Information Explosion”. This book discusses the role of information in evolution, and especially in the evolution of human culture.
