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Trump is pushing the world into recession. By learning the lessons of 2008, we can still prevent it

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Gordon Brown

There are opportunities for Keir Starmer in Trump’s trade chaos. Here’s how he can seize them

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Martin Kettle

Philip Green tried to overturn my parliamentary privilege – he has so far failed, and good thing too

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Peter Hain

Germany is finally getting a new government – and it will be plunged straight into crisis mode

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John Kampfner

Go off grid? Where would I get my meds, compression socks and corn removers?

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Adrian Chiles

Trump was ‘the candidate of peace’. Now he’s fanning the flames of war

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Mohamad Bazzi

Can endangered species fight their own extinction?

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Kylea Tink

As the Australian election promises rain down I can’t help but wonder: how much is a vote worth these days?

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Kylea Tink

Infighting, austerity, opportunism: this is the tale of Birmingham’s decline

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Kate Knowles

Democrats’ problem isn’t just messaging – it’s the electoral math

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David Daley

I’m a Jewish Israeli in the US standing up for Palestine. By Trump’s logic, I’m a terror supporter

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Eran Zelnik

The AP’s win against Trump shows principles still have power in the US

The AP’s win against Trump shows principles still have power in the US

Given the constant flow of bad news – recession nearing, markets tanking, federal agencies run amok – a victory in court for a news wire service...

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Margaret Sullivan

Two visions within Trump world are battling for primacy. Which will win?

Two visions within Trump world are battling for primacy. Which will win?

The start of the second Trump administration has been chaotic, to put it mildly. It is difficult for Americans to understand what exactly the...

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Ben Davis

Where have all the headphones gone on public transport? The noise is eating into my soul

Where have all the headphones gone on public transport? The noise is eating into my soul

Some time in the early years of the last decade, a friend and I travelled by train from London to Barcelona, where we would be covering a football...

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Adrian Chiles

Trump’s tariffs could push Australia into recession town. So why is the RBA waiting until May to meet?

Trump’s tariffs could push Australia into recession town. So why is the RBA waiting until May to meet?

In the past week, the global economy has changed and not for the better. But apparently we will have to wait until after the election for the...

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Greg Jericho

I’ve seen many phoney trade wars come and go. This is the real thing

I’ve seen many phoney trade wars come and go. This is the real thing

Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 125% tariff on Chinese imports into the US has raised stakes in the struggle between the world’s two biggest...

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Larry Elliott

We are witnessing the destruction of science in America

We are witnessing the destruction of science in America

Like many scientists, I came to the US as a young adult, driven by idealism and ambition. I arrived with all my belongings contained in two...

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Paul Darren Bieniasz

Israel deporting two Labour MPs? The British government is finally outraged

Israel deporting two Labour MPs? The British government is finally outraged

What does it take for the British government to express genuine outrage over the conduct of Israel? The extermination of tens of thousands of...

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Owen Jones

Young people! What are they doing? It’s none of your business. (But they’re not doing great)

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Who Would Be A Young Person? Not Me!

I’ve quit the Tory party because it’s become a Trumpesque mess. Others will follow

I’ve quit the Tory party because it’s become a Trumpesque mess. Others will follow

I joined the Scottish Conservatives in 2015, back around the time when David Cameron was still hugging hoodies. By that point, he had pushed equal...

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Jamie Greene

Britain cannot afford to gamble on America returning to its senses. We must urgently look elsewhere

Britain cannot afford to gamble on America returning to its senses. We must urgently look elsewhere

Whatever Britain’s relationship with the US under Donald Trump might be, it should not be called an alliance. That word implies common goals,...

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Rafael Behr

Don’t panic: what financial market turmoil means for Australians nearing retirement

Don’t panic: what financial market turmoil means for Australians nearing retirement

As financial markets continue to see-saw in the face of inflation and the US administration’s attempt to hold the world hostage with their tariffs,...

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Xavier O’Halloran

I spent months in hospital, relying on the public health system. I have seen how badly we are failing our healthcare workers

I spent months in hospital, relying on the public health system. I have seen how badly we are failing our healthcare workers

As Australian doctors strike for safer working conditions – and are publicly undermined or quietly punished for doing so – I have to ask: who...

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Juliette Mcaleer

On 21 April, Germany will deport me – an EU citizen convicted of no crime – for standing with Palestine

On 21 April, Germany will deport me – an EU citizen convicted of no crime – for standing with Palestine

In the first week of January, I received a letter from the Berlin Immigration Office, informing me that I had lost my right of freedom of movement...

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Kasia Wlaszczyk

Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars

Please, for the love of God, stop buying supersized cars

Excuse me for a moment while I clamber on top of my high horse to deliver an important public safety announcement: stop buying enormous cars!...

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Arwa Mahdawi

Donald Trump has transformed the American story

Donald Trump has transformed the American story

Making America great again was never a promise Donald Trump could deliver on, nor one that he intended to. That said, he has undoubtedly thrust the...

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Osita Nwanevu

Academic freedom in the US is under threat – universities of the world, unite!

Academic freedom in the US is under threat – universities of the world, unite!

In western academia, everything began with philosophy. Ever since, especially since the Enlightenment and the scientific revolution of the 17th...

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Andrew Graham

Rebecca Hendin on Trump’s toxification of America – cartoon

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Noor Abdalla

The Guardian view on staffing the NHS: Wes Streeting needs a plan for its people

The Guardian view on staffing the NHS: Wes Streeting needs a plan for its people

Responding to the first NHS long-term workforce plan, in 2023, the King’s Fund thinktank described staff shortages and gaps in England as amounting...

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Noor Abdalla

The Guardian view on the US immigration crackdown: what began with foreign nationals won’t end there

The Guardian view on the US immigration crackdown: what began with foreign nationals won’t end there

While running for president, Donald Trump promised voters “the largest deportation operation in American history”. Now he wants to deliver....

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Noor Abdalla

To my husband, Mahmoud Khalil: I can’t wait to tell our son of his father’s bravery

To my husband, Mahmoud Khalil: I can’t wait to tell our son of his father’s bravery

Exactly a month ago, you were taken from me. This is the longest we have been apart since we got married. I miss you more and more every day and as...

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Noor Abdalla

Spare a thought for the poor billionaires who backed Trump – and hate tariffs

Spare a thought for the poor billionaires who backed Trump – and hate tariffs

Trade Wars, Episode V: The Empire Shoots Itself in the Foot. As the world financial markets fail to appreciate his genius, tariff-excreting...

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Marina Hyde

As the US slashes health funding and measles re-emerges, Australia must urgently invest in our public health system

As the US slashes health funding and measles re-emerges, Australia must urgently invest in our public health system

Late one evening, I am reflecting on my inpatient list. The first patient, a middle-aged man, has been admitted with an “all-over” rash. Since...

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Ranjana Srivastava

Trump’s very beautiful tariffs will fix America, masculinity and the family. It said so on Fox News

Trump’s very beautiful tariffs will fix America, masculinity and the family. It said so on Fox News

There’s been a lot of doom-mongering about tariffs recently, hasn’t there? Oh no, my life savings are going to get wiped out and I’m never going...

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Arwa Mahdawi

Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and barely mentioned Gaza. That’s no surprise

Cory Booker spoke for 25 hours and barely mentioned Gaza. That’s no surprise

Seven and three-quarters hours into his 25-hour speech on the Senate floor, the New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker uttered the word “Gaza”. He was not...

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Judith Levine

I knew some of the paramedics killed in Gaza. As humanitarian workers, we are drowning in grief

I knew some of the paramedics killed in Gaza. As humanitarian workers, we are drowning in grief

When the initial news of the executions of eight paramedics from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the disappearance of one more...

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Amy Neilson

On Britain’s election battleground, I learned what people want from Starmer: the change he promised them

On Britain’s election battleground, I learned what people want from Starmer: the change he promised them

Crises suit him – whether in Southport, Ukraine or the White House. Facing the headwinds of the Donald Trump storm, Keir Starmer’s “we have your...

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Polly Toynbee

Can Peter Dutton’s political gymnastics pay off?

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He May Need Help With His Poll-Vaulting

The creators of The White Lotus tried to avoid stereotypes of Thailand. They didn’t succeed

The creators of The White Lotus tried to avoid stereotypes of Thailand. They didn’t succeed

One of the first things I noticed when I sat down to watch the eagerly awaited third series of The White Lotus was the birdsong. The distinctive...

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Rachel Harrison

Amid all the warnings about a ‘dementia tsunami’, here are the things you should know

Amid all the warnings about a ‘dementia tsunami’, here are the things you should know

Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias were the leading cause of death in Britain in 2021 (followed by Covid-19 and heart disease), and a top 10...

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Devi Sridhar

Emotional support animals may be a thing, but seven tigers? Sorry, this fad has gone far enough

Emotional support animals may be a thing, but seven tigers? Sorry, this fad has gone far enough

It’s not the first time that the justice system has been accused of going to the dogs – but it may be the first time it’s been meant literally....

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Elle Hunt

Oh, the terrible guilt of enjoying time off in the sun, when my teenager’s up to her neck in GCSEs

Oh, the terrible guilt of enjoying time off in the sun, when my teenager’s up to her neck in GCSEs

I’ve often heard parents describing exam season as like going into a war, or an incredibly harsh winter, for the entire family. Not just the person...

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Zoe Williams

Saturday’s Trump protests weren’t perfect. But they brought a glimmer of hope

Saturday’s Trump protests weren’t perfect. But they brought a glimmer of hope

What is the point of street protest? This is the question I asked myself as I rode the bus downtown to San Francisco city hall, where activists...

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Moira Donegan

Labor’s home batteries policy could help people who will never take it up. Here’s how

Labor’s home batteries policy could help people who will never take it up. Here’s how

It’s taken years to get here, but Labor’s election pledge to make household batteries cheaper is a significant step forward that should cut climate...

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Adam Morton

When sadness strikes I remember I’m not alone in loving the wild boundless beauty of the living world

When sadness strikes I remember I’m not alone in loving the wild boundless beauty of the living world

At times my work takes me to the big city and the tall buildings where people with power make decisions that affect the rest of us. While I am...

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Georgina Woods

Here’s one key thing you should know about Trump’s shock to the world economy: it could work

Here’s one key thing you should know about Trump’s shock to the world economy: it could work

It’s less than a week since Donald Trump’s sensational announcement that he was unilaterally ending the world’s trading system with the...

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James Meadway

Has The White Lotus really forgotten that rich people are the problem?

Has The White Lotus really forgotten that rich people are the problem?

When the first season of The White Lotus arrived, it took a while to notice how dazzlingly political it was. The director, Mike White, has since...

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Zoe Williams

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

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

Inspired by a curiosity to factcheck my own feelings, I’ve been tracking my mood: Far too often a bad day can feel like a permanent state rather...

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Samantha Floreani

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

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

Universities in the US are under attack. While the Trump administration pretends to punish them for their alleged compliance with or support for “...

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Cas Mudde

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

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

Graphic images. Distressing footage. Blurred-out posts that only clicking a consent button will reveal. For a year and a half now, disclaimers have...

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Nesrine Malik