What is modern propaganda? For many, it is the lies of a totalitarian state. In the 1970s, I met Leni Riefenstahl and asked her about her epic films that glorified the Nazis, writes John Pilger.
Thomas Riggins guides us through Section I, Chapter I of Lenin's Materialism and Empirio-criticism
It was once stated, that "those who ignore history are doomed to repeat its mistakes". Over the past few weeks, in the northern city of Manchester, UK, the question of learning has been at the very centre of the Anne Frank + You exhibition, writes Hussein Al-alak
Why are we exploiting unconventional gas when we can't afford to burn existing supplies? George Monbiot asks the crucial question.
Part 2 of Thomas Riggins' analysis of Lenin's Materialism and Empiro-criticism
Congratulations to the British Falkland Islanders, including the large Saint Helenian community there, some of whom are my relatives on my mother's side, writes David Lindsay after a referendum that was controversial in some parts of the world.
Phone companies do too little to ensure the minerals they use are conflict-free. Here's what you can do to hold them to account, says George Monbiot.
Following his excellent analysis of Left Wing Communism: An Infantile Disorder, Thomas Riggins prepares to guide us through another of Lenin's major works
Billionaires are hiding behind a network of "independent" groups, who manipulate politics on their behalf, writes George Monbiot.
Thomas Riggins concludes his analysis of Lenin's 'Left-Wing' Communism: an Infantile Disorder and looks at what conclusions can be drawn from the book's previous nine chapters