
Book Review | A hopeful history for humankind
Despite a heating planet and several countries hurtling towards fascism, Dutch historian Rutger Bregman’s new book notes a cause for optimism: the goodness inherent in humanity.
Despite a heating planet and several countries hurtling towards fascism, Dutch historian Rutger Bregman’s new book notes a cause for optimism: the goodness inherent in humanity.
Masks link us to the past and – as most of us are wearing them to go out in public now – define the present. They have the power to connect us to new perspectives.
Dan Gretton’s magisterial work looks at corporate collusion with the Holocaust, how white-collar workers at desks in well-lit offices commit evil, and how ‘violence bleeds from paper’.