Out in the global financial markets, where would a post-Brexit Britain fit?

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Robert Plomin's Blueprint argues—correctly—that genes have a profound effect on human traits from intelligence to mental health. But what happens in our lives matters, too

The Democratic Socialists of America are pulling the party of Clinton and Obama to the left

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Fifty years before some women were given the franchise, Lily Maxwell voted in a by-election. It's time she was written back into history

How did the Brazilian left allow itself to come so close to losing against an authoritarian?

A generation after breaking with the Soviets, the mood in Riga is far from upbeat

The phrase may be a cliche, but it's popular for a reason. You can’t choose your family, but you can create a substitute based on deep friendships