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“It is surprising,” Marnie Holborow writes, “how often in Marxist accounts of women’s oppression Frederick Engels is overlooked.” In responding to this gap in…
Now that Sen. Mitch McConnell is heading for the exits as Senate minority leader, the GOP belongs to Donald Trump, lock, stock and barrel, writes Julian Zelizer.
Now that Sen. Mitch McConnell is heading for the exits as Senate minority leader, the GOP belongs to Donald Trump, lock, stock and barrel, writes Julian Zelizer.
After President Biden’s win in the Michigan primary Tuesday night, Julian Zelizer writes that the president’s campaign’s fears of voter turnout and the number of Democrats who registered “uncommitted” as their choice are not irrational.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb 23 (IPS) - At Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen there is a great painting made in 1797 by the Danish Golden Age painter Jens Juel. It depicts one of Denmark’s richest merchants at the time – Niels Ryberg, his newlywed son Johan Christian, and the son’s bride, Engelke. Johan Christian makes a gesture as though to show off the family estate. There is a strong feeling of harmony between the people and the countryside in which they are placed. The picture reflects the new interest in nature that emerged all over Europe towards the end of the 18th century. It also...