We live in a time of prophets. The planet’s richest man has vowed to colonize Mars. Chatbots and AI portend job losses. And for bibliophiles, dystopian fiction explores the grim near-future, from ...

Books about a family's exploration of the natural world, the challenges of parenthood during a time of climate crisis and how animals perceive the planet have won $10,000 prizes for their exemplary ...

If your New Year's resolution was to read more fiction, 2025 has an embarrassment of riches to offer. There are big heavy hitters – like the much-anticipated new release from Chimamanda Ngozi ...

The comment suggests that, under Donald Trump’s second term as president, it will be billionaires rather than the people who shape public policy. There is certainly some evidence Biden’s ...

President Biden is warning Americans of an "ultra-wealthy" "oligarchy" taking shape that is presenting a danger to the country, but did not mention in his farewell speech Wednesday night the numerous ...

David Gray might be the most consequential Irish songwriter of his generation – even allowing for the fact that he was born in Manchester, raised largely in Wales and recorded his breakout LP ...

US President Joe Biden has used his farewell address to the nation to deliver a stark warning about an oligarchy of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the United States, as well as the dangers of a ...

The mega-rich have long had a prominent role in national politics, and several billionaires helped bankroll the campaign of Trump's Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Biden ...

Although ByteDance has indicated that it has no plans to sell TikTok, billionaires—including ... (TikTok has called the rumored deal “pure fiction.”) The big question: How much would TikTok ...