Genocide, the power of a word: A history of the crime of crimes
Coined to define the Nazi massacres, it has become the most discussed word of the year. Leading world experts reflect on its legal, political, and moral significance amid the Gaza war
When did the Nazis lose? What was the most important battle? The unanswered questions about World War II
French researcher Olivier Wieviorka has published ‘The Total History of the Second World War’ on the 80th anniversary of the end of the conflict
The long road of El Cid: From plundering mercenary to Francoist legend
The historian Nora Berend rememorates the construction of the myth of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar from the Middle Ages to the present
80th anniversary of the end of World War II: How does a country fall into the abyss of hatred?
There are still too many unanswered questions, many aspects to be studied, and deep taboos surrounding the most devastating conflict in history
1215, 1789, 1945, 1989: The dates that forged freedom in Europe
From the Magna Carta to World War II, which ended 80 years ago, the history of the continent has been a succession of decisive moments and warnings that no one wanted to heed
In search of the historical Jesus: More questions than answers
Facts about the life of Jesus Christ are few, contradictory, and lost in the mists of legend
Caravaggio, tariffs, and the dream of 1950s America
Reactionary thinking idealizes and falsifies a golden age of the United States, as portrayed by Bill Bryson in his memoirs
Jon Lee Anderson, journalist: ‘I can’t rule out a civil war in the United States’
‘The New Yorker’ reporter is publishing a Spanish-language compilation of his articles. After abandoning X, he says, ‘Social media is a toxic swamp’
When intellectuals cheer on fascism
Many thinkers supported fascist regimes in the 1930s, a precedent that is very disturbing today
Notre Dame, the cathedral that reinvented the Middle Ages
The inauguration of this Parisian landmark on Saturday, five years after the fire, reflects our enduring fascination with the era
Pompeii’s new secrets revealed: Beauty, sex and slavery
The excavations taking place in the Roman city, buried by the eruption of Vesuvius, reflect the beauty and sophistication of the Empire, but also a world of slavery and violence. We tour this villa with Gabriel Zuchtriegel, director of the site
More mysterious than Neanderthals, the Denisovans hold the key to humanity
The latest discoveries about the two archaic human species closest to ours reflects constant genetic exchanges
‘Gladiator 2’: Rhinos in the arena demonstrated Rome’s power over the world
These animals, captured in either Africa or Asian, could often be seen in the Colosseum, fighting against bulls or being killed by Emperor Commodus
Robert Fico, or the unpredictable consequences of assassinations in Europe
No attempt on a leader’s life is innocuous, especially not in places with such a dense history as central Europe. And much less in a time as volatile as the current one
Nero’s Rome was not so different from today’s world: Stratospheric rents, gentrification and chaotic traffic
The historian Dimitri Tilloi-d’Ambrosi has published an essay on daily life in the imperial capital, which was home to a mix of nationalities, exclusive and run-down neighborhoods, and where citizens suffered from noise pollution
The boom of books with Auschwitz in the title: The publishing industry uses the Holocaust as a commercial hook
Novels named after the Nazi death camp proliferate despite accusations of trivializing the Shoah
The time the world changed: Paris at the beginning of the 20th century
The exhibition ‘Modern Paris’ at the Petit Palais reflects the profound transformations that culture, industry, and everyday life experienced at the turn of the century
The dark side of the French Resistance: four graves in the forest
Even those on the right side of history can commit atrocities, and revealing them is no longer considered unpatriotic or harmful
When the Navajos fooled John Ford
The difference between the way ‘Cheyenne Autumn’ was shot 60 years ago and the recent ' Killers of the Flower Moon’ reflects Hollywood’s radical change toward Native Americans
The Danish queen who translated Simone de Beauvoir
Remembered above all for ‘The Second Sex,’ the French feminist is also the author of a raft of novels and memoirs in which she variously reflects on death
From Spain’s post-war exodus to Ireland’s coffin ships: Migration is key to understanding European culture
The obsession with framing migration as an invasion is especially jarring in Spain, a country that hundreds of thousands of people left to escape misery and Franco’s dictatorship
Albert Camus and Gaza: ‘Even in destruction there is an order, and there are limits’
The French Nobel Prize winner’s play ‘The Just Assassins’ and Steven Spielberg’s movie ‘Munich’ reflect on how violence and revenge end up consuming those who exercise it
Jean-Jacques Hublin, paleoanthropologist: ‘Evolution is the story of a great extinction’
In a conversation with EL PAÍS, one of the most respected paleoanthropologists in the world offers a heterodox look at his work as a researcher. He explains that prehistory brings up questions that are relevant to the present, from issues such as climate change to our relationship with technology
To visit authentic dictatorships, travel back in time
To say that we live under tyranny means to ignore the cold, poverty, and terror in which millions of people lived for hundreds of years, and that many millions still suffer
Israel’s lessons in Lebanon: Two invasions failed to defeat Hezbollah and Palestinian militias
Elements of previous conflicts are being repeated in the current war, such as the suffering of civilians and the indiscriminate bombing of non-military targets
They should leave the Holocaust alone
Comparisons with the Shoah, like those made by Benjamin Netanyahu, minimize the horror that the Middle East is experiencing
Pompeii, a never-ending journey of discovery
Luigi Spina / Guillermo Altares|
A new book by Italian photographer Luigi Spina explores hidden corners of the ancient city buried by a volcanic eruption in 79 AD
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