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My Coke-Free Visit to Escobar's Home TurfThe romanticization of Pablo Escobar has turned Colombia into a narco-tourism hotspot, much to the chagrin of those who live there.

The Forgotten History of American PopulismLiberals often equate populism with the politics of Donald Trump. But during the Gilded Age, when massive inequality led to poverty and exploitation, populism meant working-class resistance to the power of corporations.

How the Chicago Boys Broke ChileConservatives cast Chile as a success story in which the neoliberal economists known as the “Chicago Boys” reversed reckless socialist experimentation. This whitewashes the horrific crimes of Augusto Pinochet and the precarity his policies normalized.

How Disgruntled Farmers Uprooted Dutch PoliticsWhat does a flourishing new brand of conservatism mean for the Netherlands, the European Union and the planet?

Manifesta: art in the face of hostility in KosovoManifesta, an arts festival in Kosovo, tackles the nation's turbulent past amid rising tensions with neighbouring Serbia

What classic Russian literature can tell us about Putin's war on UkraineVladimir Putin adores Fyodor Dostoevsky. A close reading of the legendary author’s texts reveals the feeling might have been mutual.

Tolstoy vs. Gorky: Why Russian intellectuals had very different visions of utopiaThe insurmountable contrasts between their visions of utopia help explain Russia’s stunted development and hint at its destructive future.

Getting to the Root of Peru's Cocaine Crisis | High Times | MARCH 2023Why the War on Drugs failed to keep the world’s second largest cocaine producer in check.

Is it possible to write an unbiased history of human civilization?Historians Will and Ariel Durant looked at the big picture without losing sight of little details, even if they did miss some of them.

Iran’s Protest Culture - JSTOR DailyA succession of authoritarian regimes birthed a strong tradition of collective action.

Workers of the World, Take PTO! - JSTOR DailyVacations in the Soviet Union were hardly idylls spent with one’s dearest. Everything about them—from whom you traveled with to what you ate—was state determined.

How the Hermitage Amsterdam Finally Broke Free From Mother RussiaThe Dutch institution had long tried to distance itself from Putin’s Russia, but after the invasion of Ukraine, distance was no longer enough.

Visiting Peru’s Terrorism Museum on the Eve of a Constitutional Crisis Peruvian history is a contentious subject, and the authorities in charge of writing its first drafts should not be taken at their word.

You've just been declared a patron saint by the Catholic Church. What's next?When Ambrose was venerated, his legacy became public property: a bedrock on which the citizens of Milan built their collective identity.

Dante’s Inferno is far more popular than Paradise. What does that say about us?Dante's arrival in heaven may not be as striking as his journey through hell and purgatory, but that’s what makes it so interesting.

How Disgruntled Farmers Uprooted Dutch PoliticsWhat does a flourishing new brand of conservatism mean for the Netherlands, the European Union and the planet?

Did war help societies become bigger and more complex?Using data from civilizations in the world, researchers identified the most significant factors in human development. War emerged on top.

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