English writer George Orwell, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair, was born in India at the turn of the 20th Century and went on to write commentary on the threat of totalitarianism, democratic ...

What George Orwell would say about Trump ... Remarkably, many of Trump’s supporters claim Orwell for themselves, despite his being a proud democratic socialist and anti-fascist.

And Orwell was in the awkward position of someone who identified throughout his career as a socialist, but who was very clear-eyed about the abuses of Stalinist totalitarianism and was unwilling ...

The George Orwell documentary 'Orwell: 2 + 2 + 5,' directed by Raoul Peck, ... Orwell described himself as a democratic socialist, ...

Opinion It isn’t just about ‘1984’: Orwell’s essays powerfully resonate today. The author’s underappreciated essays about authoritarianism and political tribalism remain relevant.

What George Orwell’s 1984 can teach ... And Orwell was in the awkward position of someone who identified throughout his career as a socialist, ... But for other people in the democratic ...

As Beers puts it, Orwell’s vision of democratic socialism, which sought to erase class divisions and inequality, underscores the ongoing tension between individual liberty and social solidarity.

George Orwell died in 1950, but he’s in the newspapers nearly every day. ... The essays and journalism most famously argued for democratic socialism and against dictatorship, ...