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‘Any Attempt to Claim Orwell for the Right Is Dishonest’: An Interview With Dorian Lynskey

The author of "The Ministry of Truth" discusses Orwell's fight for democratic socialism—and the unfortunate misconceptions that can still dog his memory.

Alexander Bisley

Nationalism and climate change, Easter Island

What If Climate Change and Rising Nationalism Both Had the Same Solution?

Countries riven by inequality and xenophobia won't be resilient to climate change—which means that the fight against nationalism and the fight against global warming are actually one and the same.

Louise Fabiani

News in Brief

The Myth of Trump

Forget 1984. To better understand Trump, read Mythologies. By James McWilliams (Photo: Martin Menu/Flickr) As Americans turn to…

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

Why Don’t Americans Seem to Care About Government Surveillance?

Prism and the NSA’s phone tapping programs were supposed to be emergency measures designed to combat terrorism. But what happens when the threat of terrorism is the norm?

Jared Keller

News in Brief

We've been worried about a surveillance state since long before George Orwell's 1984. But one thing the Boston bombing taught us is that friends and family are watching much more closely than the FBI.

Seth Masket

George Orwell

‘Any Attempt to Claim Orwell for the Right Is Dishonest’: An Interview With Dorian Lynskey

What If Climate Change and Rising Nationalism Both Had the Same Solution?

The Myth of Trump

Why Don’t Americans Seem to Care About Government Surveillance?

Crowd-Sourcing Big Brother