Three new political plays invoke the idea of the people, two with naive gusto and one more sceptically

Automation could offer massive opportunities but we must be wary

This well-written micro-biography of Ezra Pound explores the boundary between madness and genuis

We're already there, say some of the experts

Having teased out democracy's paradoxes, Amartya Sen is keeping his calm as politics runs wild

The experts give their views

The west has forgotten how traumatic modernisation can be

When the theological ambiguity disappears, so does the film’s appeal

One day, the war in Syria will end and its society will have to rebuild. The stories of its ordinary citizens show that there is a way forward

Noisy protestors can’t hide a general apathy