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Does mass media pave the way to fascism?

In the aftermath of World War II, psychoanalysts found the psychological roots of authoritarianism closer to home than was comfortable.

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Can our minds be taken hostage?

It’s not unusual for captives to end up feeling strong bonds with their captors. But is it a matter of submission or survival?

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The problem of the punctured heart

During World War II a young American surgeon working in England perfected shrapnel-removal techniques that saved dozens of lives. Discover how one case sealed his reputation as the founder of cardiac surgery.

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The birth of Britain's National Health Service

Starkly unequal access to healthcare gave rise to Nye Bevan’s creation of a truly national health service.

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  • The moon shining over a field surrounded by fences. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • The moon shining over a field surrounded by fences. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1969.
  • Clean, freshly ironed clothes hanging up, and a clean body under a shower. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1941.
  • Clean, freshly ironed clothes hanging up, and a clean body under a shower. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1941.
  • Emergency outdoor cooking stoves / Ministry of Food.
  • Emergency outdoor cooking stoves / Ministry of Food.
  • Ventilation of soldiers' quarters. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1941.
  • Meals without rationed meat / Stork Margarine Cookery Service.
  • The scabies mite as a danger to soldiers. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1942.
  • Meals without rationed meat / Stork Margarine Cookery Service.
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