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Rory Stewart and Mary Beard on Power and Politics | Intelligence Squared

Who gets to win power and how do they keep it – and lose it? Who is excluded from power? Does power always corrupt or are there examples of leaders who have maintained their integrity while in authority? How does … Continue reading

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The Difference between the UK, Great Britain and England.

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The Shocking Corruption Behind LA’s Water Supply

The story of water supply in Los Angeles is more than a little murky. Head to https://brilliant.org/TheB1M/ for a 30-day free trial and get 20% off an annual premium subscription. This video contains paid promotion for Brilliant. Full story here … Continue reading

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How Cults Use Language to Control | Otherwords

If there’s one thing cult leaders do, it’s talk. A LOT. Language is an integral part of how cults keep their members bonded, isolated and obedient. Otherwords is a PBS web series on Storied that digs deep into this quintessential … Continue reading

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Democracy or Republic?

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BBC Radio 4 – Orwell vs Kafka, Ep 2: Telescreens

Big Brother Is Watching You Helen Lewis and Ian Hislop refine their focus in this second episode of Orwell Vs Kafka to examine what the warnings and insights in the novel’s of both men tell us about Surveillance and the … Continue reading

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Brazil apologises after three diplomats’ Black teenagers searched at gunpoint

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Orwell’s Warning: The Insidious Nature of Political Language

Support the channel by subscribing to our Substack: https://bit.ly/3VgvCD2 Imagine waking up in a world where words no longer mean what they appear to. A place where language, the very tool we use to communicate and understand reality, is twisted … Continue reading

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The Cascara Controversy Explained by Dr. Steffen Schwarz

Cascara has long been hailed as the next big thing in coffee. But due to issues with food safety concerns, we still haven’t seen a wave of cascara products roll over the market. This will probably change very soon as … Continue reading

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