Modernity

An interview with Francis Fukuyama.

In a new book, Samuel Franklin excavates the surprisingly recent history of an idea, an ideal, and an ideology.

The ancient-Greek commandment <em>Know thyself</em> turns out to be a great modern way to become happier, more empathetic, and more successful.

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Author Diana DiMaggio shares her powerful true love story with Lawrence Taylor in An Extraordinary Ordinary Man ($24.99, paperback,...

I've been thinking about the idea of the prosocial economy, an economy where you're forced to use your money for public good, & which fuses communism & capitalism. There are 2 main ideas. The 1st is the split of accounts between private & public. The 2nd is total cashlessness.Total cashlessness helps to eliminate crime, which depends on untrackable exchanges of money. & because cyberattacks are equally bad for both…

A new progressivism, one that embraces construction over obstruction, must find new allegories to think about technology and the future

The Mayan and Teotihuacan cultures did intermingle—but maybe not in good faith.

Students were willing to be honest in class. Now they're worried.

This annotated bibliography samples scholarship on the rich—and difficult—history of natural history.

Revolutionary Women of Burma, and of The World, Today on International Women's day, as on all days, we honor you.

The line between reality and imagination has never been thinner in a world where virtual existence isn't just an idea—it's a fully legit way of being.

WASHINGTON DC, Feb 26 (IPS) - New technologies have the potential to improve the relationship between governments and citizens. Tax portals, customs IT systems and online services have simplified interactions with public authorities, reduced bureaucratic hurdles, and increased transparency. Now, generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is emerging as the next transformative force.

There's a modern belief that talent or effort can carry anyone to the top. It's a myth that's especially harmful to men

True romance is one of the deepest human experiences. To experience it fully, seek transcendence.

The raging controversy around India's National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) or NEET exams and the country's dilemma around standardised testing and the efficiency around such competitive exams prompt the question: Are we witnessing a McDonaldization of education in India?

How a Dangerous Ideology Born From the Libertarian Movement Stands Ready to Seize America

Experts were wrong about overpopulation before. Could they be wrong about underpopulation now?

Article by the Council Communist and KAPD member Ernst Biedermann about the collaboration between bourgeois and fascist-military groups and rise of Stahlhelm Democracy [Stahlhelm refers to germany military steel helmets, a symbol of right-wing militarism]. Originally published in "Der Proletarier, June 1927, No. 6".

Writer Nat Dyer on how David Ricardo's abstract models pushed economics into fantasy — and we all paid the price