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Trump is targeting US universities as never before. Here are four ways to help them

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Cas Mudde

Politicians want to normalise what’s happening in Gaza. Our moral outrage won’t let that happen

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Nesrine Malik

We have more data on ourselves than ever before. But can we really track our way into happiness?

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Samantha Floreani

It’s heroic, hardy and less than a millimetre long: meet the 2025 invertebrate of the year

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Patrick Barkham

As a young man, I fell in love with the US. The country’s soul is still there, despite Trump’s best efforts to destroy it

As a young man, I fell in love with the US. The country’s soul is still there, despite Trump’s best efforts to destroy it

It seems as inevitable as the economic chaos let loose by Donald Trump’s mad avalanche of tariffs: a precipitous drop in the number of tourists...

yesterday 30

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John Harris

Waiting for God(ot): can boredom be a kind of spiritual practice?

Waiting for God(ot): can boredom be a kind of spiritual practice?

“It’s the waiting that is the worst,” the woman says to me. She sits by her mother, who is in her late 80s and has been actively dying for about...

yesterday 9

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Jackie Bailey

As a white Afrikaner, I can now claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity

As a white Afrikaner, I can now claim asylum in Trump’s America. What an absurdity

I am a blue-blood Afrikaner, at least in terms of ancestry: both my grandfathers were young Boer soldiers in the Anglo-Boer war and I am directly...

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Max Du Preez

I can’t delete WhatsApp’s new AI tool. But I’ll use it over my dead body

I can’t delete WhatsApp’s new AI tool. But I’ll use it over my dead body

There are five stages of grief, but only two stages of discovering the little Meta AI circle on your WhatsApp screen. Fear, then fury. When I first...

yesterday 7

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Polly Hudson

The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay

The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay

Britain is facing an unusual crisis: carspreading. Our road vehicles are getting bigger as people buy more and more SUVs of increasing dimensions...

yesterday 10

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Will Hutton

Charities and even unions have begun wielding NDAs to cow and silence

Charities and even unions have begun wielding NDAs to cow and silence

Unions exist first and foremost to protect employee rights, and there are many examples of where they’ve done that well. But it turns out unions...

yesterday 10

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Sonia Sodha

Hey DJ, got any Kanye? Yes. It’s on my ‘do not play’ list

Hey DJ, got any Kanye? Yes. It’s on my ‘do not play’ list

I have DJed at some impressively esoteric weddings in my time. I started playing clubs in 1999, but in the mid-2000s I started advertising myself as...

yesterday 10

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Oliver Keens

Ed Davey has a cunning plan to win over the protest voters: speak globally, think locally

Ed Davey has a cunning plan to win over the protest voters: speak globally, think locally

The most newsworthy thing Ed Davey could have done last week would have been to turn up to his local election campaign launch in a boring suit and...

yesterday 8

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Isabel Hardman

The Guardian view on the return of landmines: a deadly peril resurges

The Guardian view on the return of landmines: a deadly peril resurges

Eleven years ago, members of the Ottawa treaty banning the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of antipersonnel mines agreed a deadline for ...

yesterday 10

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Editorial

The Guardian view on sentencing guidelines: rightwing politicians must not call the tune

The Guardian view on sentencing guidelines: rightwing politicians must not call the tune

Courts knowing more about the people they are sentencing is a good thing. Last month’s attack by the shadow justice secretary, Robert Jenrick, on...

yesterday 10

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Editorial

JD Vance may disagree, but this anti-abortion activist isn’t a brutally censored dissident

JD Vance may disagree, but this anti-abortion activist isn’t a brutally censored dissident

You know the feeling: you’re feeling sociable, why wouldn’t you make a sign saying “Here to talk, if you want to”, and head for a spot outside the...

yesterday 10

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Catherine Bennett

Gen X men: if you don’t find the strength to inoculate boys against the manosphere, what men are left?

Gen X men: if you don’t find the strength to inoculate boys against the manosphere, what men are left?

“The fitness coach starts his very early morning routine by removing a piece of tape from his mouth,” CNN reports. The “manfluencer” in question,...

yesterday 30

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Van Badham

Britain needn’t be cowed by wrecking-ball Trump, it should seize opportunities in Europe, Canada and beyond

Britain needn’t be cowed by wrecking-ball Trump, it should seize opportunities in Europe, Canada and beyond

‘Liberation Day” was, of course, a tragic idiocy based on a bewildering inversion of reality. The rest of the world has not been ripping off or...

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Will Hutton

What does Australian sovereignty look like? It’s a question we now must answer thanks to Donald Trump

What does Australian sovereignty look like? It’s a question we now must answer thanks to Donald Trump

Prof Hugh White, the esteemed yet critical analyst of Australian defence policy, took a deep breath, surveyed the men he had spent a lifetime...

yesterday 30

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Julianne Schultz

The white working class is nothing like what politicians think – or claim – it is

The white working class is nothing like what politicians think – or claim – it is

‘Many of those who act as the champions of the white person against immigrants,” Labour MP David Winnick told the House of Commons in 1968,...

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Kenan Malik

Orange Juice? Keir Starmer is on the Kool-Aid

Orange Juice? Keir Starmer is on the Kool-Aid

On 1 April, the TV comedian John Richardsons, who you will have seen on many panel shows, announced he was becoming a teacher, having already...

yesterday 30

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Stewart Lee

Trump’s ‘liberation day’ could mean recession in the US and pain worldwide

Trump’s ‘liberation day’ could mean recession in the US and pain worldwide

With the huge and painful tariffs that Donald Trump announced on Thursday, “Tariff Man” is acting like a paranoid 12-year-old bully who is...

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Steven Greenhouse

Marketing’s ‘woke’ rebrand has ultimately helped the far right

Marketing’s ‘woke’ rebrand has ultimately helped the far right

Nobody likes to admit we need marketing, but the discipline has always been necessary to match people with the products and services that fulfil...

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Eugene Healey

What is up with car door handles these days?

What is up with car door handles these days?

I believe, deep in my soul, that car companies’ number one goal in life is to ruin the experience of driving. I don’t have any direct evidence of...

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Dave Schilling

Mental ill-health is losing its stigma, but it’s still used to blame victims of abuse

Mental ill-health is losing its stigma, but it’s still used to blame victims of abuse

A shocking story about the Metropolitan police last week: a woman who was groomed by a predatory officer has at last received an apology after the...

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Martha Gill

No forgetting my encounter with two giants of the stage

No forgetting my encounter with two giants of the stage

For today’s Observer New Review I had the not-exactly-onerous assignment of spending an hour with the actor Ewan McGregor and director Michael...

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Tim Lewis

My message from prison: Just Stop Oil may be ending civil disruption, but the fight must go on

My message from prison: Just Stop Oil may be ending civil disruption, but the fight must go on

After three years, Just Stop Oil is ending its campaign of non-violent civil disruption: we are hanging up the high-vis. But this does not mean the...

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Indigo Rumbelow

Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. This must never happen again

Our aid workers were brutally killed and thrown into a mass grave in Gaza. This must never happen again

Which was most horrific? The agonising week-long wait – silence after our colleagues went missing, as we suspected the worst but hoped for...

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Jagan Chapagain

The people of Myanmar can’t seem to catch a break. Here’s my plea to the international community

The people of Myanmar can’t seem to catch a break. Here’s my plea to the international community

Two thoughts entered my head as soon as I saw that Myanmar, my home country, had been hit by an earthquake: “Is everyone OK?”, followed by, “We...

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Thin Lei Win

The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow

The Christian right has set the US on the road to Gilead. Without a fight, other nations may follow

With Donald Trump as president, there is now a heavy strain of Christian nationalism driving the US political agenda. From draconian abortion...

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Deborah Frances-White

A benign, perfectly sculpted picture of vitality… or the palatable face of toxic masculinity?

A benign, perfectly sculpted picture of vitality… or the palatable face of toxic masculinity?

How does the perfect morning begin? With gentle stretching, a coffee in bed? It could be a walk in the sun, a hot breakfast or simply managing to...

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Sarah Manavis

The Observer view on Trump’s tariffs: Starmer faces his greatest test as prime minister

The Observer view on Trump’s tariffs: Starmer faces his greatest test as prime minister

The market reaction to Donald Trump’s announcement last Wednesday that he would be levying punitive tariffs on imports from the rest of the world...

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Observer Editorial

The far right has seemed unstoppable in Europe. Here’s how Trump’s tariffs could change that

The far right has seemed unstoppable in Europe. Here’s how Trump’s tariffs could change that

Donald Trump has unleashed a trade war on the world, and Europe, considered by Washington to be among the “worst offenders”, is a major target....

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Nathalie Tocci

The tariffs are bad, but Britain should remember this: Trump will probably be gone in four years

The tariffs are bad, but Britain should remember this: Trump will probably be gone in four years

The tirade was astonishing. On Wednesday afternoon the world watched as the leader of its most powerful nation accused friends and foes alike of...

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Simon Jenkins

Breaking with the US will be painful for Australia in many ways – but it’s inevitable

Breaking with the US will be painful for Australia in many ways – but it’s inevitable

Donald Trump’s announcement of a “liberation day”, involving the imposition of tariffs on almost every country in the world, is one of a series of...

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John Quiggin

What smashed the far right in east London? A playbook that said connect, connect, connect

What smashed the far right in east London? A playbook that said connect, connect, connect

Once again, the far right is advancing across Europe, emboldened by the outcome of the 2024 presidential election and the return of Donald Trump to...

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Margaret Hodge

The US is turning its back on global trade. Ireland and the EU can’t afford to make the same mistake

The US is turning its back on global trade. Ireland and the EU can’t afford to make the same mistake

Ireland believes in open, free trade and has build a strong, resilient economy by being the most globalised in Europe. We are a trading country....

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Simon Coveney

We should celebrate Labour’s good news on nurseries – but it needs to be bolder

We should celebrate Labour’s good news on nurseries – but it needs to be bolder

Despite the rampaging rogue state across the Atlantic, around the cabinet table ministers push on with their plans. Too often ignored in all this...

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Polly Toynbee

Where is our Tiananmen square ‘Tank Man’ who can stand up to Trump?

Where is our Tiananmen square ‘Tank Man’ who can stand up to Trump?

Everyone’s waiting for that one person to stand up to Donald Trump. Not just that one person. There are a lot of such people. You can read about...

friday 10

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Corey Robin

I worked in Trump’s first administration. Here’s why his team is using Signal

I worked in Trump’s first administration. Here’s why his team is using Signal

No senior US government official in the now-infamous “Houthi PC Small Group” Signal chat seemed new to that kind of group, nor surprised by the...

friday 100

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Kevin Carroll

Are Trump’s tariffs for real or an AI hallucination? I’m afraid the answer is both

Are Trump’s tariffs for real or an AI hallucination? I’m afraid the answer is both

There’s a scene in the very first episode of Yellowstone where the casino-owning Native American chief explains the basic financial logic of all...

friday 40

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Marina Hyde

As Orbán quits the ICC, other nations have a choice to make: do we back the rule of law or not?

As Orbán quits the ICC, other nations have a choice to make: do we back the rule of law or not?

It was unsurprising that Benjamin Netanyahu praised Viktor Orbán’s “bold and principled” stand, in response to Hungary’s announcement...

friday 7

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Steve Crawshaw

Trump’s attacks on law firms are an attack on law itself

Trump’s attacks on law firms are an attack on law itself

If you are systematically engaged in lawbreaking, lawyers can be very annoying. They sue, and their suits may lead courts to declare your actions...

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David Cole And Amrit Singh

Where are Trump’s tariffs getting the iciest reception?

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Steve Crawshaw

Elon Musk could be the Democrats’ best hope

Elon Musk could be the Democrats’ best hope

It’s important to relish the little pleasures in life, like the knowledge that somewhere, Elon Musk is sad. On Tuesday, the world’s richest person...

friday 1

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Moira Donegan

Despite Livia Tossici-Bolt’s conviction, the US is not finished with making abortion a UK culture war issue

Despite Livia Tossici-Bolt’s conviction, the US is not finished with making abortion a UK culture war issue

I couldn’t sleep the other night, because I made the fatal mistake of reading about US politics directly before bed, specifically the executive...

friday 3

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Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian view on Michael Sheen’s new national theatre for Wales: an act of defiance

The Guardian view on Michael Sheen’s new national theatre for Wales: an act of defiance

Michael Sheen’s statement of intent for his newly founded national theatre for Wales couldn’t be more clear. The Welsh actor launched the company...

friday 20

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Editorial

The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariff ultimatum: tribute for access to America’s empire

The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariff ultimatum: tribute for access to America’s empire

When Donald Trump stood before union auto workers in the Rose Garden he declared “Liberation Day”, promising to stand up for Main Street. Whether...

friday 50

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Editorial

With friends like Trump, who needs Aukus? ALP members are demanding an answer

With friends like Trump, who needs Aukus? ALP members are demanding an answer

Well before Donald Trump unveiled his country’s punitive tariffs, the graffiti was being figuratively scrawled on Labor’s walls, a reflection of...

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Paul Daley

They stopped the ambulances in Gaza

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One By One

No playing favourites with ABC journalists as Dutton vows to slash broadcaster’s ‘waste’

No playing favourites with ABC journalists as Dutton vows to slash broadcaster’s ‘waste’

It’s only week one of the election campaign but Peter Dutton has made it abundantly clear how he feels about the ABC’s funding and its journalists....

friday 20

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Amanda Meade