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Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier

Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier

The climate crisis, Donald Trump told the UN last month, is “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”. With these words the US president...

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Francesco Grillo

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland

Today, Sharm el-Sheikh will host the most high-profile gathering of global leaders in the Middle East of recent years. Donald Trump, Keir Starmer,...

yesterday 550

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Nesrine Malik

Birding is a heightened state with a strange loss of self. Once you start, it’s hard to stop

Birding is a heightened state with a strange loss of self. Once you start, it’s hard to stop

When I started birding, it was daggy – that was precisely why I wanted to learn more. I wanted to do something so niche, so consuming, I could lose...

yesterday 20

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Debbie Lustig

A vampire novel that smells of garlic? Well, if it gets people reading …

A vampire novel that smells of garlic? Well, if it gets people reading …

Would you like a book that smells like garlic? Didn’t think so. But that didn’t stop author Jennifer L Armentrout from using garlic-infused ink to...

yesterday 20

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Carys Afoko

If government bailouts of miners and steelmakers are the new normal, Australia needs a better strategic vision

If government bailouts of miners and steelmakers are the new normal, Australia needs a better strategic vision

The federal government’s announcement of a A$600m rescue package for Glencore’s copper smelting and refining operations in Mount Isa and Townsville...

yesterday 10

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John Quiggin

The Conservative party’s obsession with Margaret Thatcher merch feels less kitsch and more cult

The Conservative party’s obsession with Margaret Thatcher merch feels less kitsch and more cult

On this fateful day, when Margaret Thatcher would have been 100 years old, many are taking a moment to replay their favourite memories: that time...

yesterday 4

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Zoe Williams

Voters’ voices are being shut out of British politics. Your Party has a radical plan to change that

Voters’ voices are being shut out of British politics. Your Party has a radical plan to change that

At Labour’s latest conference, one thing stood out: the party no longer believes in democracy. Members and trade union affiliates voted to back,...

yesterday 50

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Jeremy Corbyn

The antichrist has long haunted American politics. Now it’s rearing its head again

The antichrist has long haunted American politics. Now it’s rearing its head again

Two scenes from the past two weeks capture something unsettling – and familiar –about American public life. In San Francisco, a tech billionaire...

yesterday 30

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Matthew Avery Sutton

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth

Imagine a movement arising in this country that seeks to overthrow established power. Imagine that it begins with a series of rebellions, in...

yesterday 20

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George Monbiot

All beliefs are welcome in London – we cannot allow extremists to divide us

All beliefs are welcome in London – we cannot allow extremists to divide us

For the first time in three years, hate crime in England and Wales is on the rise. The latest statistics released by the Home Office, showing...

yesterday 20

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Sadiq Khan

The war in Gaza is over, says Trump. Now who will be responsible for maintaining the peace?

The war in Gaza is over, says Trump. Now who will be responsible for maintaining the peace?

The streets of Tel Aviv felt empty this Monday morning. Apart from people rushing to work or walking their dogs, the place seemed relatively...

yesterday 10

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Roy Schwartz

New Mexico is providing free childcare for all. It’s time for others to do the same

New Mexico is providing free childcare for all. It’s time for others to do the same

For four years, New Mexico has been on a distressing losing streak. The state has consistently ranked last in the nation for child wellbeing, as...

yesterday 10

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Katrina Vanden Heuvel

Against ‘chat control’: we can’t eliminate child abuse by eliminating privacy

Against ‘chat control’: we can’t eliminate child abuse by eliminating privacy

Like the “war on drugs” or the “war on terror”, a “war on child abuse” has too often been used to justify authoritarian overreach....

yesterday 10

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Jeremy Malcolm

My extreme sickness in pregnancy feels like a personal failure, even as society glorifies motherhood as divine suffering

My extreme sickness in pregnancy feels like a personal failure, even as society glorifies motherhood as divine suffering

When I came back to my senses, I turned to the paramedic and whispered, “Did I say something about terminating the pregnancy?” My voice cracked. “...

yesterday 8

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Intifar Chowdhury

The Guardian view on Labour targeting nature: the problem isn’t snails, but a broken housing model

The Guardian view on Labour targeting nature: the problem isn’t snails, but a broken housing model

It began with gastropods. Last Tuesday, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, told a conference of tech executives that she’d intervened to help a...

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Editorial

Parents who film their children crying for clicks should take a good look at themselves

Parents who film their children crying for clicks should take a good look at themselves

There’s a song that’s been in my head all week, and no, it’s not from Taylor Swift’s new album. It’s by a far more sophisticated songwriter...

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Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

My foolproof guide to living with a partner – and not falling out about home decor

My foolproof guide to living with a partner – and not falling out about home decor

Game recognises game. A new, recently engaged friend of mine let slip this week that he has some Lord of the Rings memorabilia in the flat he...

previous day 10

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Polly Hudson

Democrats are captive to outdated norms. It’s endangering democracy

Democrats are captive to outdated norms. It’s endangering democracy

In early August, dozens of Democratic lawmakers fled Texas for Illinois, denying Republicans the quorum needed to pass new congressional maps...

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Ryan W Powers

Britain’s youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What’s most revealing is that few seem to care

Britain’s youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What’s most revealing is that few seem to care

A consensus seems to have recently settled in UK politics: that young British lives are not as they should be, and something must be done. Our...

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John Harris

France is not alone in its crisis of political faith – belief in a democratic world is vanishing

France is not alone in its crisis of political faith – belief in a democratic world is vanishing

Emmanuel Macron sounded like a man in grief. Not angry, not defiant, just a little triste. Europe, he lamented, was suffering a “degeneration of...

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Simon Tisdall

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime

After a quarter-century of existence, the global triumph of Monkey D Luffy – a fresh-faced and rubber-bodied pirate captain – had seemed almost...

previous day 5

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Editorial

Bari Weiss’s ascent at CBS News was 50 years in the making

Bari Weiss’s ascent at CBS News was 50 years in the making

If you only just started paying attention to the inner workings of the media industry, you might think America’s information environment...

previous day 20

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David Sirota And Jared Jacang Maher

Growing up, Bianca could never predict her father’s moods: the disorientation of an emotionally immature parent echoed into her adulthood

Growing up, Bianca could never predict her father’s moods: the disorientation of an emotionally immature parent echoed into her adulthood

Bianca* sat across from me in therapy, knees drawn in, voice shaky. “I just feel like I’m always bracing for something,” she said, eyes flicking...

previous day 10

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Carly Dober

I spent years trying to avoid Vinted. It turns out I was right to be afraid

I spent years trying to avoid Vinted. It turns out I was right to be afraid

I downloaded Vinted for the first time this year. I’m incredibly late to the party, since the app has more than 16 million UK users and launched...

previous day 10

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Carys Afoko

Why is this Fox News host speculating about AOC’s sex life?

Why is this Fox News host speculating about AOC’s sex life?

Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff for policy and United States homeland security adviser, is one of the most influential people...

saturday 20

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Arwa Mahdawi

Pity poor Trump, whose Nobel hopes were dashed by common sense

Pity poor Trump, whose Nobel hopes were dashed by common sense

In this mortal existence, we all have dreams. As a child, I wanted to be an astronaut, until I found out there’s no Taco Bell on the International...

saturday 70

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Dave Schilling

Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks

Don’t fall for the authoritarian hype – Reform and the hard right can be stopped in their tracks

Nigel Farage portrays his Reform UK party as a unique phenomenon that has burst on to the global stage, its meteoric rise an exceptional epochal...

saturday 40

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Gordon Brown

Do we need Imax? 70mm? VistaVision? All I need to watch movies at the cinema is darkness and quiet

Do we need Imax? 70mm? VistaVision? All I need to watch movies at the cinema is darkness and quiet

On what sort of screen should you watch One Battle After Another? Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film about revolutionary radicals in a ravaged United...

saturday 30

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Larry Ryan

Why should you be Labour’s next deputy leader? Guardian readers quiz the candidates

Why should you be Labour’s next deputy leader? Guardian readers quiz the candidates

Stephen Heinson, Cardiff Bridget Phillipson: I wouldn’t be here without Labour governments. They spurred me on my journey from a tough council...

saturday 6

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Bridget Phillipson And Lucy Powell

My kids gave me enough material to write TV comedy. Where will the jokes come from now they’ve left?

My kids gave me enough material to write TV comedy. Where will the jokes come from now they’ve left?

Motherhood has given me two kids and a TV show (and a spin-off). When I first entered Motherland, it was quite clear this was a mad world, and ripe...

saturday 10

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Helen Serafinowicz

And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct

And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct

It’s official: the only Australian shrew is no more. The latest edition of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s Red List, the...

saturday 10

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John Woinarski For The Conversation

Adopting a ‘she’ll be right’ attitude to Australian politics may be seductive, but it certainly isn’t guaranteed

Adopting a ‘she’ll be right’ attitude to Australian politics may be seductive, but it certainly isn’t guaranteed

Beware of political leaders encouraging apathy, patting your hand and assuring you that the status quo is all hunky dory, encouraging a very...

saturday 4

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Julianne Schultz

English democracy relies on local councillors. So why are so many facing the axe?

English democracy relies on local councillors. So why are so many facing the axe?

It’s extraordinary that a profound reshaping – and shrinking – of our democracy is happening under our noses, and virtually no one notices. For...

10.10.2025 50

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Polly Toynbee

It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards?

It’s Sam Altman: the man who stole the rights from copyright. If he’s the future, can we go backwards?

Take a look at Sam Altman. I mean, actually do it. Go to Google images, where you can find countless photos of the OpenAI boss smiling in a kind of...

10.10.2025 20

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Marina Hyde

Can AI really replace humans when it comes to the arts?

10.10.2025 6

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Marina Hyde

Walking the halls of the UN, I felt its power — and its distance from the people it was built to serve

Walking the halls of the UN, I felt its power — and its distance from the people it was built to serve

In its 80th year, the UN headquarters in New York heard speeches that made headlines. One leader thundered threats of war. Another complained about...

10.10.2025 4

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Satara Uthayakumaran

A book is being marketed with mayo-scented ink. Jealous? Me?

A book is being marketed with mayo-scented ink. Jealous? Me?

First, a confession: I have not read Jennifer L Armentrout’s latest novel, The Primal of Blood and Bone. Nor have I sniffed it, or licked it. Which...

10.10.2025 2

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David Barnett

Trump’s might dragged Netanyahu to the table. The real prize would be keeping him there

Trump’s might dragged Netanyahu to the table. The real prize would be keeping him there

After so many images of death and devastation, what sweet relief to see pictures of joy. On the world’s TV news broadcasts, the screen was split on...

10.10.2025 30

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Jonathan Freedland

Beware Netanyahu: he is a master of self-interest – and that’s why he signed the Hamas ceasefire deal

Beware Netanyahu: he is a master of self-interest – and that’s why he signed the Hamas ceasefire deal

In Gaza, children, journalists and rescue workers who have seen their peers and colleagues killed in front of their eyes for the past two years...

10.10.2025 30

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Ben Reiff

The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now paying the price

The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now paying the price

For a generation of liberal democratic leaders shaped by the verities of the 1990s, the prospect that new media and communications technologies...

10.10.2025 3

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Roland Burke

Trump’s strong-arming of Netanyahu led to a deal. He must sustain that pressure

Trump’s strong-arming of Netanyahu led to a deal. He must sustain that pressure

After nearly nine months in office, Donald Trump seems to have had enough of the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, undermining his...

10.10.2025 1

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Mohamad Bazzi

The Guardian view on an AI bubble: capitalism still hasn’t evolved to protect itself

The Guardian view on an AI bubble: capitalism still hasn’t evolved to protect itself

The message from global regulators this week was blunt: the AI boom is driving stocks to dotcom-bubble highs – and the world is finally listening....

10.10.2025 3

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Editorial

The Guardian view on AC Milan playing a ‘home’ game in Perth: the clue should be in the name

The Guardian view on AC Milan playing a ‘home’ game in Perth: the clue should be in the name

Football clubs are community assets, possessing a value, history and meaning which cannot be captured on a balance sheet. They belong to the cities...

10.10.2025 3

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Editorial

Who will run against Trump in 2028? Please step forward now – don’t wait

Who will run against Trump in 2028? Please step forward now – don’t wait

The Democratic politicians on the national scene, charged with leading the opposition, continue to bring a butterknife to the ongoing gunfight that...

10.10.2025 20

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David Kirp

I saw desperation at the Tory conference – but all traditional parties may be in this position soon

I saw desperation at the Tory conference – but all traditional parties may be in this position soon

Much of democratic politics is about getting people’s attention. That’s a particular problem for struggling, less-than-compelling leaders. The...

10.10.2025 10

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Andy Beckett

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it

While Keir Starmer fiddles in India, Rome burns. The British steel industry now faces a calamity so severe, insiders say it could be “terminal”....

10.10.2025 70

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Simon Jenkins

Even more annoying machines? Guardian readers share their most frustrating technofoibles

10.10.2025 40

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Simon Jenkins

Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration

Stephen Miller is the most dangerous man in the Trump administration

In an interview on Monday, CNN’s Boris Sanchez asked Stephen Miller, the White House deputy chief of staff, whether Donald Trump intended to abide...

10.10.2025 200

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Judith Levine

Worried about rising bills and getting by? Keir Starmer has the answer: try chewing a flag!

Worried about rising bills and getting by? Keir Starmer has the answer: try chewing a flag!

The ancient charge levelled against politicians is that they chase public opinion as tirelessly as terriers tailing a caravan. When voters shout,...

09.10.2025 70

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Aditya Chakrabortty

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it

The EU has a secret weapon to counter Trump’s economic bullying. It’s time to use it

Will Brussels ever stand up to Donald Trump and US big tech? Its current lack of action is not just a legal or economic failure: it is a moral one....

09.10.2025 100

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Johnny Ryan