FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Mao - Caught on Camera

Iran’s economy in crisis as US launches new sanctions campaign

Trump’s Operation Economic Outcast is expected to push many Iranians into deeper poverty as food inflation soars

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31

Clamping down: China tightens exit rules

The Chinese government announced new border regulations in late July in a move seen as expanding state control over its citizens. The new rules, which come into effect on September 15, tighten checks on travellers and provide new grounds for restricting Chinese citizens from leaving the country, including exit bans…

France 24 · Aug 18

Regime Change might be 2026’s nonfiction bestseller. Here’s why it’s essential, chilling reading

Not long after the second world war, the Jewish, German-born political philosopher Leo Strauss coined the term reductio ad Hitlerum. It suggests that simply comparing something to Adolf Hitler does not inevitably taint it with the Nazi dictator’s terrible crimes. Hitler was a vegetarian, but that doesn’t make all vegetarians…

The Conversation · Jul 29

Trump's 'Historian' Who Ranked Him Above Stalin And Hitler Was Really A Golf Caddy, New Book Reveals

Donald Trump's claim of being ranked above infamous leaders by a 'presidential historian' is traced to Dave King, a businessman and golf caddy, raising questions about credibility and political influence.

International Business Times UK · Jun 19

Seven Pages Of Nixon Grand Jury Testimony Reveal The Real Threat Of the Deep State

Nixon's enemies within his own administration were spying on and trying to subvert the elected President.

Reason · Feb 8

Experts reveal the ancient wellbeing practice proven to help fight insomnia during menopause — and how to do it

Instead of asking women to sit still and 'empty their minds'... it gives the brain something gentle and rhythmic to focus on'

Tom’s Guide · Feb 3

Can Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez become a Latin American Deng Xiaoping?

Maduro’s Sorbonne-educated successor is talking up an era of ‘reform and opening up’ modelled on China’s post-Mao boom

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28

‘A cave complex worthy of Batman!’ Mind-boggling buildings that showed the world a new China

The birth of the People’s Republic is seen as a time of drab buildings. But this dazzling show, featuring a factory in a cave and a denounced roof, tells a wildly different story

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

A cultural revolution? Trump’s America feels oddly familiar to those watching from China

Demands of absolute loyalty and attacks on institutions have raised memories of Mao-style chaos from US watchers in China

The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2025

Award-winning author says China ‘too dangerous’ to visit her dying mother

Jung Chang has not seen her mother since 2018, as she fears being jailed over her outspoken criticism of the Chinese Community Party

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025