The greatest threat to democracy may no longer come from political parties but from unelected tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel and his powerful Silicon Valley network, argues JOHN GREEN

On the centenary of her birth, JOHN GREEN celebrates the life — and politics — of Marilyn Monroe

JOHN GREEN suggests that a new, biased, and highly readable re-hash of the story of the Cambridge Five be taken with a large pinch of salt

JOHN GREEN is riveted by the rare example of a disillusioned spymaster taking a swing at his paymasters and their folly

JOHN GREEN relishes the record of a life well lived in the service of the fight for justice and socialism

JOHN GREEN has reservations about a film that tries hard to rise above the cliches but in the end fails to do so

JOHN GREEN appreciates an informative and readable account of the nation state and its current dilemmas, but doubts the solutions this author has to offer

JOHN GREEN is intrigued by an explanation of irrational behaviour from the point of view of brain science

While public outrage has focused on the abuse committed within Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit, key questions remain unresolved, says JOHN GREEN

JOHN GREEN is disappointed by a history of the British working class that retreads familiar paths and offers no new insights

JOHN GREEN welcomes a vital contribution to the debates around genetic manipulation

JOHN GREEN argues that the spreading practice of closing bank account without proof of criminality is an infringement of an elementary human right