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Christopher Nolan’s new film ‘The Odyssey’ is a box-office hit, but classics scholar Emily Wilson, who translated Homer’s poem from the original text, says the…

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openDemocracy Weekly Newsletter 1 August 2026

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Long before the Supreme Court handed down the landmark Obergefell ruling on equal marriage in 2015, activists were canvassing door-to-door, courting any lawmaker who would…

Russia hits Ukraine with ballistic missiles and drones, killing at least 9

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Taiwan hails late Hong Kong bookseller for ‘resistance’ against China

A Hong Kong bookseller who fled to Taiwan in 2019 after being detained by China was hailed for his “resistance and defiance” at a memorial…

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