Michael LaxerApr 168 minProperty and Debt in Ancient RomeThe Roman concept of property is essentially creditor-oriented. As Rome’s power grew, practices quickly became predatory. House of the...
Michael LaxerApr 915 minThe Myth That India’s Freedom Was Won Nonviolently Is Holding Back ProgressSome struggles can be kept nonviolent, but decolonization never has been—certainly not in India. Public domain image of Gandhi leaving a...
Michael LaxerApr 66 minHow Elite Infighting Made the Magna CartaAlthough the Magna Carta typically is depicted as the birth of England’s fight to create democracy, the 13th-century struggle was to...
Michael LaxerMar 97 minThe Great Archaeological Discovery of Our TimeAn interview with renowned archaeologist Gary M. Feinman on the emergence of a global data set from our past that humanity can use to...
Michael LaxerDec 11, 20235 minDubai Is a Fitting Host for the Climate CircusA host nation that promises progress but relies on regressive policies is revealing just how seriously fossil fuel interests have coopted...