History
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Who counts as autistic?
‘Autism Awareness Month’ fails to give autistic people any influence over discussions of their neurology, argues Gerry Hart
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Why should socialists read Marx?
Marx remains a vital conversational partner, writes Tom Whyman
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Diving into history
Over 1.8 million people died on trans-Atlantic slave ships, including on hundreds that sank. Tara Roberts reports on the divers excavating the wrecks of a terrible trade
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The fate of Teesside’s industrial heritage
After the destruction of the Dorman Long Tower, George Walker calls for a democratic approach to commemorating Teesside’s industrial heritage
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Learning from the Sphinx
Terry Eagleton draws a modern lesson from ancient monsters
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Morality tales
From cowardly men to wayward wives, pre-modern superstitions transmitted social norms as well as scares, writes Eleanor Janega
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The driver of dispossession
Tina Ngata explains the social and legal legacies of a 15th-century Christian principle that paved the way for imperial violence in, and far beyond, New Zealand
