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Samuel Scheffler on the Afterlife

Philosopher Samuel Scheffler, with Woody Allen's help, reveals our hidden motivating force

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Why do American police kill so many black men?

Helena Merriman explores the recent wave of shootings of unarmed black men in the USA.

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Populism

Who are 'the people' - and what do they really want? Eliane Glaser explores populism.

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Free Movement: Britain's Burning EU debate

Sonia Sodha discovers why freedom of movement is such a key issue in Britain's EU debate.

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What's Housing Benefit For?

Britain spends 拢25 billion on Housing Benefit. Why so much? And what good does it do?

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Can We Learn to Live with Nuclear Power?

Fukushima made many people oppose nuclear power. What it would take to change their minds?

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The Iran-Iraq War's Legacy

How far is the Middle East today defined by the legacy of the Iran-Iraq war?

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Scotland's Radical Land Reform

Euan McIllwraith explores why Scotland's land ownership is up for grabs and why now.

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Will George Be King?

Edward Stourton examines the long-term prospects for the British monarchy.

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Killing Cows

Jo Fidgen asks if killing cows for food can be morally justified.

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Currencies and Countries

John Redwood asks how viable currency unions can be without political unions behind them.

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Will They Always Hate Us?

Can psychology help opposing groups overcome conflict situations? David Edmonds finds out.

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Tomas Sedlacek: The Economics of Good and Evil

Radical ideas on debt, growth and sin from a disruptive thinker.

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Space Wars, Space Peace

Chris Bowlby explores the past and future of cooperation and conflict in outer space.

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Brexit: The Irish Question

Edward Stourton asks what happens on the island of Ireland if the UK leaves the EU.

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Inheritance

Jo Fidgen asks why inheritance arouses such powerful emotions.

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Multiculturalism: Newham v Leicester

Sonia Sodha explores how two of the UK's most multicultural places are managing diversity.

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Labour and the Bomb

Why has Britain's nuclear deterrent been such a difficult issue for the Labour Party?

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The End of Free

Will ad-blocking software kill off most free news on the internet?

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Power to the People?

Will devolution deliver the power promised to England's cities and regions?

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Corporate Amnesia

Phil Tinline finds out what happens when institutions lose their memory.

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Beyond Binary

Linda Pressly explores the challenge to conventional ideas from 'gender-neutral' people.

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Protectionism in the USA

Edward Stourton on the history and recent renaissance of American opposition to free trade

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Silicon Valley Values

Are the values of Silicon Valley's tech visionaries now affecting all of us?

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The New Young Fogeys

Jason Cowley asks why young people today are - weirdly - so well-behaved.

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Marxism Today

Robin Aitken explores the continuing appeal of the ideas of Karl Marx.

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The Charitable Impulse

What are the pros and cons of charities becoming more like businesses in raising money?

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Obama's World

What has governed President Obama's foreign policy?

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Money for Nothing

Should the state pay everyone a universal basic income? Sonia Sodha investigates.

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A Subversive History of School Reform

Professor Alison Wolf on the surprising story of postwar school reform in England.

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