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The US is not just Europe’s unwilling ally, but an adversary steeped in far-right ideology

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Cas Mudde

It’s two years since we were told ‘the age of fossil fuels will end’. When will Australia get prepared for what’s coming?

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Adam Morton

There’s a feeding frenzy over Anika Wells’ expenses. But if we want women in parliament it needs to be more family-friendly

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Sarah Martin

Albanese is taking away social media for children but hanging out mistletoe for AI. It’s magical thinking

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Peter Lewis

Australia’s kids are saved! The social media ban is here and all the teens are outside touching grass

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Rafael Behr

A braver Tory leader than Badenoch would dare to call out Farage’s bogus patriotism

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Rafael Behr

In what sense is Tommy Robinson a genuine Christian? None that I can see

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Ravi Holy

Make a political hero of Zack Polanski if you want. Just don’t forget to engage your brain

Make a political hero of Zack Polanski if you want. Just don’t forget to engage your brain

Shortly after Donald Trump launched his first White House run in 2015, television’s Kelly Osbourne made one of her regular appearances on The View,...

yesterday 10

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Marina Hyde

Would you entrust a child’s life to a chatbot? That’s what happens every day that we fail to regulate AI

Would you entrust a child’s life to a chatbot? That’s what happens every day that we fail to regulate AI

It was just past 4am when a suicidal Zane Shamblin sent one last message from his car, where he had been drinking steadily for hours. “Cider’s...

yesterday 10

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Gaby Hinsliff

Pity Keir Starmer – he’s the fall guy for a Labour right that’s ready to cast him aside

Pity Keir Starmer – he’s the fall guy for a Labour right that’s ready to cast him aside

There have been far too few defences of Keir Starmer in the British press of late. Time for a modest redress. As the last rites are muttered over...

yesterday 10

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Owen Jones

Could a drug for narcolepsy change the world?

Could a drug for narcolepsy change the world?

I met a guy in pharmaceuticals who told me about a bunch of cool breakthroughs in sleep meds: mainly, we may be on the brink of a new Wegovy, but...

yesterday 8

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Zoe Williams

Ben Jennings on Australia’s social media ban for under-16s – cartoon

yesterday 10

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Keir Starmer And Mette Frederiksen

We must protect our borders to defend our democracies – here’s how

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Keir Starmer And Mette Frederiksen

The Guardian view on waste: the festive season is a good time to think about rubbish

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Keir Starmer And Mette Frederiksen

Donald Trump has finally won a peace prize – from Fifa, no less. Here are five other awards he should win

Donald Trump has finally won a peace prize – from Fifa, no less. Here are five other awards he should win

What a privilege it is to be alive in such a peaceful and prosperous time. If you ignore the genocides in Sudan and Gaza, fighting in eastern...

yesterday 1

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Arwa Mahdawi

It’s time for Democrats to play offense on healthcare

It’s time for Democrats to play offense on healthcare

You don’t need a doctor to tell you America’s healthcare system is broken, but I’ll tell you anyway. Having led two public health departments, I’ve...

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Abdul El-Sayed

In this age of authoritarians, online abuse of women is soaring – and it’s leading to ‘real-world’ violence

In this age of authoritarians, online abuse of women is soaring – and it’s leading to ‘real-world’ violence

Networked misogyny is now firmly established as a key tactic in the 21st-century authoritarian’s playbook. This is not a new trend – but it is now...

yesterday 20

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Julie Posetti

Trump’s crackdown on fact-checker visas will not protect free speech

Trump’s crackdown on fact-checker visas will not protect free speech

Donald Trump’s war on the truth has taken many forms – spreading thousands of falsehoods, insulting journalists and suing news organizations. It’s...

yesterday 10

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Margaret Sullivan

Trump is remodeling Washington to fit his twisted vision of America

Trump is remodeling Washington to fit his twisted vision of America

While the original architect of Donald Trump’s ever-expanding ballroom steps down and preservationists panic over the fate of New Deal murals...

yesterday 10

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Judith Levine

Longevity supplements are sold as helping prevent ageing. But do they have any long-term benefits or increase lifespan?

Longevity supplements are sold as helping prevent ageing. But do they have any long-term benefits or increase lifespan?

There are many acronyms you might find on the packaging of so-called longevity supplements, promoted by influencers for their ability to “repair...

yesterday 10

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Melissa Davey

The WI and Girlguiding have been pressured to exclude trans women – yet the law is clear as mud

The WI and Girlguiding have been pressured to exclude trans women – yet the law is clear as mud

When the chief executive of the Women’s Institute said last week that she felt the organisation had no choice but to end its 40-year policy of...

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Jess O’Thomson

The lesson of Cronulla was that the beach was not for people like me. But it’s a myth I am increasingly resisting

The lesson of Cronulla was that the beach was not for people like me. But it’s a myth I am increasingly resisting

I was a young journalism student when I watched news footage of hundreds of young white men storming Sydney’s Cronulla beach. Boys armed with flags...

yesterday 10

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Sarah Malik

My first cricket hero was Imran Khan. Now I close my eyes and replay Mitchell Starc’s bullet-paced yorkers

My first cricket hero was Imran Khan. Now I close my eyes and replay Mitchell Starc’s bullet-paced yorkers

Growing up in the late 1990s, I insisted my younger nephews and nieces call me Imran Khan instead of my real name – our own playful twist on...

yesterday 10

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Shadi Khan Saif

Come with me to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s house. The Brexiters are rattled – and it shows

Come with me to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s house. The Brexiters are rattled – and it shows

All the old gang were there: a reunion of the Brexit triumphalists. I was one of the guests in the stately drawing room of Jacob Rees-Mogg’s...

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Polly Toynbee

Trump has declared civilisational war on Europe. It won’t be easy – but here’s how to fight back

Trump has declared civilisational war on Europe. It won’t be easy – but here’s how to fight back

Three decades after political philosopher Francis Fukuyama declared the End of History and the “universalisation of western liberal democracy as...

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Paul Taylor

The Guardian view on Trump and Europe: more an abusive relationship than an alliance

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Keir Starmer And Mette Frederiksen

Jeffrey Epstein’s most powerful ally was silence

Jeffrey Epstein’s most powerful ally was silence

For years, Jeffrey Epstein conjured a kind of grotesque fascination: the private island, the powerful friends, the whispered allegations. But...

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Gretchen Carlson And Julie Roginsky

Silenced by China, Hong Kong struggles to voice its grief over the Tai Po fire disaster

Silenced by China, Hong Kong struggles to voice its grief over the Tai Po fire disaster

White flowers at makeshift shrines and messages of support posted in a public square. A rainbow of folded paper cranes. Boxes of donated goods for...

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Antony Dapiran

The Guardian view on solar geoengineering: Africa has a point about this risky technology

The Guardian view on solar geoengineering: Africa has a point about this risky technology

It is fitting that this week’s UN environment talks are in Nairobi, with Africa shaping the global climate conversation. The continent’s diplomats...

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Editorial

Trump’s new doctrine confirms it. Ready or not, Europe is on its own

Trump’s new doctrine confirms it. Ready or not, Europe is on its own

Europe is on a trajectory towards nothing less than “civilisational erasure”, the Trump administration claims in its extraordinary new National...

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Georg Riekeles And Varg Folkman

Canada’s environmental ‘realism’ looks more like surrender

Canada’s environmental ‘realism’ looks more like surrender

Last week, the United Kingdom did something all too rare: it chose leadership by backing science and prioritizing public safety. The Labour...

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Tzeporah Berman

Why I am proud to be a part of the Guardian

Why I am proud to be a part of the Guardian

On election day last month, I spent some time interviewing poll workers in New York City. When I introduced myself to one, I told her that I write...

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Margaret Sullivan

My dream of jet set glamour has died – in a pleather chair full of other people’s crumbs

My dream of jet set glamour has died – in a pleather chair full of other people’s crumbs

The New Yorker has published a deliciously fact-stuffed long read on the airport lounge: there are more than 3,500 worldwide, of which 37 are in...

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Emma Beddington

A four-day week for teachers? This is why that isn’t a luxury for us – it’s a necessity

A four-day week for teachers? This is why that isn’t a luxury for us – it’s a necessity

Tis the season to be jolly, unless you’re a teacher, in which case you are most likely a zombified wreck tenuously held together by caffeine and...

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Lola Okolosie

The social media ban will leave young Australians in the dark on news and politics. It’s not fair

The social media ban will leave young Australians in the dark on news and politics. It’s not fair

The social media ban for under-16s is going to stop teenagers from watching a lot of things: clips from their favourite shows, sports highlights,...

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Leo Puglisi

Does Pete Hegseth even believe that war crimes exist?

Does Pete Hegseth even believe that war crimes exist?

Pete Hegseth’s office is located on the third floor of the Pentagon, in the E ring, room 3E880, facing the Potomac River with a scenic view of the...

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Sidney Blumenthal

Austerity is in the air again – from ‘overdiagnosis’ to the benefits bill. Here is what’s at stake

Austerity is in the air again – from ‘overdiagnosis’ to the benefits bill. Here is what’s at stake

The Museum of Austerity, which has just arrived in London having toured Manchester, Newcastle and Bristol, is such a simple idea: you put on a...

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Zoe Williams

Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour

Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour

Months before the government used the budget to launch plans to tackle Motability – the scheme that leases subsidised vehicles with some disability...

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Frances Ryan

The Guardian view on Britain’s post-American drift: a crisis of purpose and power

The Guardian view on Britain’s post-American drift: a crisis of purpose and power

The bullying of Ukraine by the Trump White House has exposed Sir Keir Starmer as a prime minister adrift in shifting geopolitics. Unable to...

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Editorial

Look again at the Nuzzi affair. Because when our politics and media are so debased, the joke’s on us

Look again at the Nuzzi affair. Because when our politics and media are so debased, the joke’s on us

One upside of adversity is art, inspiring cultural output that seeks to process and channel suffering. “I’ll say one thing about Thatcher, some...

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Nesrine Malik

Britain is stuck with a failed Brexit that neither citizens or leaders want. Here are three ways to fix that

Britain is stuck with a failed Brexit that neither citizens or leaders want. Here are three ways to fix that

Being right that Brexit was a bad idea is no substitute for knowing what to do next. Our chance of salvaging something from the mess it created is...

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Stella Creasy

The Guardian view on ageing research: our lives have more distinct phases than we thought

The Guardian view on ageing research: our lives have more distinct phases than we thought

Ageing can feel remarkably sudden. One morning you awake to find new aches, or lapses in strength and memory that you could swear were not present...

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Editorial

The Guardian view on Marwan Barghouti: Palestinians need a political future as well as aid and reconstruction

The Guardian view on Marwan Barghouti: Palestinians need a political future as well as aid and reconstruction

In a sort-of ceasefire, the killings – including of children – have slowed, not stopped. Israeli military operations continue to displace hundreds...

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Editorial

Yes, it’s full of nonsense, extreme hosting and psychobabble. But I do love Meghan’s Christmas special

Yes, it’s full of nonsense, extreme hosting and psychobabble. But I do love Meghan’s Christmas special

No matter the time of year, ’tis always open season on the Duchess of Sussex’s televisual offering, With Love, Meghan. Critics, professional and...

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Polly Hudson

‘It’s not your turn,’ the board’s selection committee chair said. Instantly I felt as though I was back in the school yard

‘It’s not your turn,’ the board’s selection committee chair said. Instantly I felt as though I was back in the school yard

Many years ago, I was encouraged to put my name forward to chair a significant government board. It seemed like a long shot to me, I wasn’t in...

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Julianne Schultz

Forget Hadrian’s Wall. The UK citizenship test should ask about Corrie, bus queues and Greggs

Forget Hadrian’s Wall. The UK citizenship test should ask about Corrie, bus queues and Greggs

What medal did Mary Peters win in the 1972 Olympics? How many Scottish ski resorts are there? Where was Florence Nightingale born? Until I got...

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Emma Beddington

The right’s callous overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on it

The right’s callous overdiagnosis bandwagon is rolling. Wes Streeting should not be on it

Wes Streeting is a politician whose keen interest in the zeitgeist is only matched by his seeming drive to be as close to the heart of it as...

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John Harris

Zipcar’s demise means people such as me are back in the slow lane – and stuck needing their own costly car

Zipcar’s demise means people such as me are back in the slow lane – and stuck needing their own costly car

Zipcar, the world’s largest carsharing club, is leaving the UK. The company, which operates about 3,000 shared vehicles in Britain, has announced...

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Phineas Harper

Ukraine is facing a painful choice

Ukraine is facing a painful choice

The negotiations over the war in Ukraine are frustrating and tragic. On the one side, a victim of aggression whose plight is more and more...

sunday 1

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Christopher S Chivvis

You don’t need alcohol on Christmas Day. It may be far more enjoyable if you stay sober

You don’t need alcohol on Christmas Day. It may be far more enjoyable if you stay sober

Now is the time of year when some of my clients want to talk about Christmas. As a specialist in addiction, many are seeking my help for their...

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Antonia Saunokonoko