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1984: How did the Isle ofJura shape George Orwell's masterpiece?
BBC News· 3 days ago1984: How did the Isle of Jura help shape Orwell's masterpiece? George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four was published 75 years ago on Saturday. It is the story of Winston Smith, an obedient citizen ...
South Africa legalises cannabis use. Will the rest of Africa follow?
Al Jazeera· 12 hours agoOn the eve of the May 27 general elections, which saw the ruling African National Congress lose its...
1984: How did the Isle of Jura help shape Orwell's masterpiece?
BBC via AOL· 2 days agoIt was written in a world ripped apart by fascism and against the backdrop of the early days of the...
Removing Cuba from list of countries ‘not fully cooperating’ over terrorism may presage wider...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThey will need to demonstrate reform at multiple levels – economic, social and political. But that...
This TV movie from the 1980s helped change the course of the Cold War. Here’s how ‘The Day After’...
CNN.com· 18 hours agoEditor’s Note: The CNN Original Series “Secrets & Spies: A Nuclear Game” examines the tenuous global...
How can universities that allow rioting call themselves elite institutions?
The Gazette· 6 hours agoTo all U.S. university and college presidents and boards who have tolerated the violent student mobs on your campuses because you refused to call police immediately: Where’s the punishment for ...
David Boaz's Final Speech: “The Rise of Illiberalism in the Shadow of Liberal Triumph”
Reason.com· 24 hours agoToo often, libertarians (and also conservatives) believe that we are actually on the road to...
"Vietnam is more than just a war": How Kieu Chinh helped evolve the Hollywood war machine propaganda
Salon.com· 1 day agoThere’s a turning-point scene in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 Vietnam War film “Apocalypse Now” where...
Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni visits Albania to thank country for hosting migrant centers
WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke· 6 days agoItalian Premier Giorgia Meloni is traveling to Albania Wednesday to thank the country for its...
Shrink the Economy, Save the World?
New York Times· 2 days agoA rising tide and a bigger pie: Economic growth has long been considered such an obvious boon that it’s pursued by governments across the world as a...