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The future of liberalism
Faced with creeping authoritarianism, liberals need to craft a new agenda—learning from their serious mistakes, and shaking shibboleths of both right and left
By Timothy Garton Ash  
The Prospect editorial—a new year and renewed purpose
 Tom Clark  
Is the UN fit for purpose?
 Francis Wade  
The dark side of the English Channel
 Ravi Ghosh  
Jean van Heijenoort is one of the strangest philosophers you’ve never heard of
 Ray Monk  
What happened to the Arab Spring?
 Layli Foroudi  
The food bank paradox
 Jem Bartholomew  
The climate apocalypse hangs over us—so how should we write about it?
 Cal Flyn  
Jacqueline Wilson: “I used to love going line dancing. Yee-ha!”
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