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An algorithm off switch isn’t enough. A digital duty of care must hold tech bros accountable for addictive designs

An algorithm off switch isn’t enough. A digital duty of care must hold tech bros accountable for addictive designs

A digital duty of care is about a lot more than opting out of “the algorithm”. And after the simplistic and at best patchy exercise of the...

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Zoe Daniel

When Dad asked me to edit his novel, I wanted to say no – but ran directly towards the lion’s den

When Dad asked me to edit his novel, I wanted to say no – but ran directly towards the lion’s den

My dad and I believe in many of the same things: cheesecake; the Geelong football club; my mum. And that we should immediately be experts at anything....

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Anna Spargo-Ryan

The US attorney general is fretting about a ‘pandemic’ of gender transitions in schools

The US attorney general is fretting about a ‘pandemic’ of gender transitions in schools

Being a public school teacher in the US these days is tough. You’ve got to pay for a lot of your own supplies, deal with smartphone-addicted...

yesterday 10

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Arwa Mahdawi

Jeremy Nguyen on the thrill of back-to-school sales – cartoon

Jeremy Nguyen on the thrill of back-to-school sales – cartoon

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yesterday 10

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12.00 Cest

The pressure on Burnham to appease the right is huge. But now is the time to step out of Reform’s shadow

The pressure on Burnham to appease the right is huge. But now is the time to step out of Reform’s shadow

Despite the bright start to Andy Burnham’s premiership, and Reform UK’s sudden disarray, a shadow still hangs over British centre-left politics....

yesterday 10

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Andy Beckett

Booyakasha! Ali G is back – but even he can’t match the absurdity of modern Britain

Booyakasha! Ali G is back – but even he can’t match the absurdity of modern Britain

And so the nostalgia machine grinds on, dragging another pop culture corpse back into the light: yes, it’s the return of Ali G. Respeck. Sacha Baron...

yesterday 9

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Jason Okundaye

Losing a parent is a bewildering, lonely experience. Here are the things I wish I had known before

Losing a parent is a bewildering, lonely experience. Here are the things I wish I had known before

My mother’s house looks exactly as she left it. Two novels sit by the armchair, their pages neatly marked for book group. Pinned to the noticeboard...

yesterday 10

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Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian view on music and drama education: reversing elitism starts at school

The Guardian view on music and drama education: reversing elitism starts at school

How many of the young people who attended Reading and Leeds festival or a Prom this summer will be picking up a guitar or clarinet when they return to...

yesterday 10

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Editorial

The Guardian view on Reform’s funding scandal: Nigel Farage has questions to answer

The Guardian view on Reform’s funding scandal: Nigel Farage has questions to answer

Reform UK’s conference was to open showcasing a party ready for government. It did so with two top aides removed after an investigation aired on...

yesterday 10

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Editorial

Martin Rowson on the return of the Falklands debate – cartoon

Martin Rowson on the return of the Falklands debate – cartoon

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yesterday 9

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17.59 Cest

How much does Donald Trump care about winning the midterms? Apparently, not much at all

How much does Donald Trump care about winning the midterms? Apparently, not much at all

What is Donald Trump playing at? If it’s true that the best way of understanding the behaviour of an organisation is to assume it’s controlled by...

yesterday 9

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Jonathan Freedland

As AI madness encroaches, we need human connection more than ever. But we’ll have to fight for it

As AI madness encroaches, we need human connection more than ever. But we’ll have to fight for it

I have a cherished memory of a family trip to the movies. In the Australian tradition, we bought choc-top ice-creams, chattered through pre-show...

yesterday 10

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van Badham

Nigel Farage meeting a ‘shadowy foreign donor’? It can only be another establishment stitch-up

Nigel Farage meeting a ‘shadowy foreign donor’? It can only be another establishment stitch-up

How many sarcastic air quotes is too many for quoting Nigel Farage’s suggestion that Reform have been...

previous day 10

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Marina Hyde

Andy Burnham presents his new government as more leftwing than Keir Starmer’s. In reality, it’s barely moved at all

Andy Burnham presents his new government as more leftwing than Keir Starmer’s. In reality, it’s barely moved at all

If Starmerism sought to present the Labour government as more rightwing than it is, Burnhamism seeks to do the opposite. The change in rhetoric is...

previous day 10

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Owen Jones

Tennessee is about to execute its first woman since 1819. Her case raises troubling questions

Tennessee is about to execute its first woman since 1819. Her case raises troubling questions

On 30 September, the state of Tennessee plans to put Christa Pike to death. She would be the third person brought to the death chamber in the...

previous day 10

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Austin Sarat

Drones, teargas, riot squads: why has the UK gone to war against asylum seekers already fleeing conflict?

Drones, teargas, riot squads: why has the UK gone to war against asylum seekers already fleeing conflict?

Garang*, 18, is one of thousands of refugees recently caught in the crossfire of French riot police, who threw teargas and beat them with batons when...

previous day 10

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Diane Taylor

It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta

Last week, Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, agreed to a settlement of up to $18bn after dozens of US states accused it of harming...

previous day 10

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Joan Donovan

Britain’s schools are failing its young people – and 1m Neets are paying the price

Britain’s schools are failing its young people – and 1m Neets are paying the price

Blame the schools. Alan Milburn’s report on Neets, published in May, was one of the most damning comments on the welfare state I have read. It...

previous day 10

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Simon Jenkins

How do you want to die?! And what to do in the meantime

How do you want to die?! And what to do in the meantime

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previous day 10

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09.04 Cest

For Ukraine’s artists, making sense of rage is a necessity: it can be both requiem and resistance

For Ukraine’s artists, making sense of rage is a necessity: it can be both requiem and resistance

Twice, I have heard Ukrainians perform Verdi’s Requiem. Once in Lviv, last Maundy Thursday, and once last month, under the great dome of St Paul’s...

previous day 10

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Charlotte Higgins

‘Capitalism is dying’: in Luton, these former car workers have a moral tale for our times

‘Capitalism is dying’: in Luton, these former car workers have a moral tale for our times

After everything, why would anyone still back Nigel Farage? In some of the comments below my piece last week about Reform UK, I spot the usual...

previous day 10

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Aditya Chakrabortty

Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned

Albanese’s resources minister celebrating the Beetaloo carbon bomb is a hell of a choice. Labor can’t say it wasn’t warned

A giant chunk of glacier-covered mountain has collapsed with catastrophic effect and, whatever the mechanics of the disaster in Nepal’s Langtang...

previous day 10

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Adam Morton

Gloria Steinem personified America’s feminist movement

Gloria Steinem personified America’s feminist movement

By the time she died on Wednesday, at 92 years old at her home in New York, Gloria Steinem was synonymous with feminism, a kind of human mascot for...

previous day 10

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Moira Donegan

The Guardian view on press freedom: to defend democracy, stand up for journalists

The Guardian view on press freedom: to defend democracy, stand up for journalists

The acquittal of Yorgen Fenech, who was on trial in Malta for involvement in the murder of the journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, is a devastating...

previous day 10

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Editorial

The Guardian view on Nigeria’s kidnappings: a country can’t prosper when going to school is a danger

The Guardian view on Nigeria’s kidnappings: a country can’t prosper when going to school is a danger

Early last month, Nigeria’s government announced the largest single-day hostage rescue in its history, with the freeing of 300 people who had been...

previous day 10

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Editorial

Ben Jennings on the Reform UK conference opening in Birmingham – cartoon

Ben Jennings on the Reform UK conference opening in Birmingham – cartoon

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previous day 10

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19.17 Cest

Unlike Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham promises us that things will get better. And we must believe they can

Unlike Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham promises us that things will get better. And we must believe they can

Of all the epithets thrown at a new prime minister, “people-pleaser” bounces off Andy Burnham. After all, the polls have him with a favourability...

previous day 10

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Polly Toynbee

Badly parked ebikes in London are a menace – but other cities have shown us the solution

Badly parked ebikes in London are a menace – but other cities have shown us the solution

Shared ebikes have become a key part of London’s transport network. From Hounslow to Greenwich, it’s rare to step on to the street without seeing...

previous day 10

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Agustin Guilisasti

Billionaires hoarding wealth while the rest of us struggle need to ask themselves: what would Dolly do?

Billionaires hoarding wealth while the rest of us struggle need to ask themselves: what would Dolly do?

Since the moment the news broke that the great Dolly Parton had died, we have been inundated with all manner of Feelings. The internet is flooded with...

previous day 10

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Rebecca Shaw

The Ceuta border breach was leapt on by Europe’s right. That doesn’t absolve Spain

The Ceuta border breach was leapt on by Europe’s right. That doesn’t absolve Spain

More than a month after an estimated 72,000 people suddenly crossed from Morocco into the Spanish territory of Ceuta, the city remains in chaos and...

thursday 10

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María Ramírez

In 2016, Trump pledged to erase the federal debt. It just hit $40tn

In 2016, Trump pledged to erase the federal debt. It just hit $40tn

Dear reader, I recognize that your eyes might glaze over at any mention of the nation’s $40tn federal debt. But your reaction to this mind-boggling...

thursday 10

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Steven Greenhouse

The wars in Ukraine and Iran are becoming dangerously enmeshed

The wars in Ukraine and Iran are becoming dangerously enmeshed

Russia hasn’t yet killed large numbers of Europeans outside Ukraine, but it’s getting closer. The night of 4-5 August, an airport bus driver...

thursday 20

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Christopher S Chivvis

It took me 10 years to read this beast of a book – but it was worth it

It took me 10 years to read this beast of a book – but it was worth it

Back when I was a dilatory student of English literature, I chose my authors for the shortness of their canon. OK, Thomas Hardy was in there, but...

thursday 20

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Adrian Chiles

Ben-Gvir posts Palestinians on conveyor belts to detention camps. The world is silent

Ben-Gvir posts Palestinians on conveyor belts to detention camps. The world is silent

Let me introduce you to Itamar Ben-Gvir, the leader of Israel’s far-right Jewish Power (Otzma Yehudit) party, the minister of national security, and...

thursday 30

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Arwa Mahdawi

China’s demise was gleefully predicted by the west – meanwhile, it built an AI revolution

China’s demise was gleefully predicted by the west – meanwhile, it built an AI revolution

Almost from the moment it began, the end of the Chinese economic miracle has been much anticipated. Thick and fast, the books have come explaining how...

thursday 10

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Larry Elliott

The September reset is real. I’m about to become a better person, flaxseed by flaxseed

The September reset is real. I’m about to become a better person, flaxseed by flaxseed

Are you a January resolutions or a September reset person? The latter has always felt more propitious to me, light of the exhaustion of Christmas and...

thursday 20

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Emma Brockes

The people of France are in an extraordinary funk about their future – here’s why

The people of France are in an extraordinary funk about their future – here’s why

France, as the French travel writer Sylvain Tesson once noted, “is a paradise inhabited by people who think they live in hell”. As the campaign...

thursday 10

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Paul Taylor

I inadvertently misled parliament over a British nuclear scandal. Now I’m calling for justice

I inadvertently misled parliament over a British nuclear scandal. Now I’m calling for justice

In December 2018, as defence minister, I inadvertently misled parliament. Asked whether blood samples had been taken from service personnel for...

thursday 10

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Tobias Ellwood

The Guardian view on Israeli settlements: Britain can no longer look away

The Guardian view on Israeli settlements: Britain can no longer look away

In the Commons this week, the foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, appeared to have accepted the principle of a trade ban between the UK and Israeli...

thursday 20

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Editorial

The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch and the economy: a plan stuck in the Tory comfort zone

The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch and the economy: a plan stuck in the Tory comfort zone

To outlast a prime minister always counts as some kind of achievement for an opposition leader, although Kemi Badenoch cannot claim credit for Sir...

thursday 20

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Editorial

Ben Jennings on the rise of datacentres in Britain – cartoon

Ben Jennings on the rise of datacentres in Britain – cartoon

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thursday 10

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19.14 Cest

What did I learn in the kitchen this week? The longer it takes to cook, the less you want to eat it

What did I learn in the kitchen this week? The longer it takes to cook, the less you want to eat it

If you ever meet someone from North Macedonia and find yourself short of conversation, then one word will get things going nicely. That word is ajvar....

thursday 10

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Adrian Chiles

I was once ashamed to admit I’d been strangled nonconsensually during sex. Now I’m speaking up to save women’s lives

I was once ashamed to admit I’d been strangled nonconsensually during sex. Now I’m speaking up to save women’s lives

Last week, a 16-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a home on Sydney’s northern beaches. She was airlifted to hospital and died two days later....

thursday 10

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Hannah Ferguson

Australia’s economy limps along, but the RBA should take a closer look before raising interest rates again

Australia’s economy limps along, but the RBA should take a closer look before raising interest rates again

When the Bureau of Statistics released the GDP figures on Wednesday, the June quarter 0.4% growth figure immediately drew headlines of a rate rise to...

thursday 10

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Greg Jericho

Trump spends billions to deport Black and brown people. He also wants to double cash aid for white ‘refugees’

Trump spends billions to deport Black and brown people. He also wants to double cash aid for white ‘refugees’

The United States once led most other nations on resettling refugees from all over the world. But in the fiscal year 2025- 2026, except for three...

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Heba Gowayed

Farewell Keir Starmer, a terrible politician whom we desperately wanted to be something more

Farewell Keir Starmer, a terrible politician whom we desperately wanted to be something more

Keir Starmer exits the British political stage as he entered it: doing the exact opposite of the thing he said he was going to do. It’s only 10...

02.09.2026 10

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Zoe Williams

Trump’s ridiculous bullying of Canada is backfiring

Trump’s ridiculous bullying of Canada is backfiring

What do bullies do when someone stands up to their bullying and punches them in the face? They look for someone weaker to bully who won’t punch...

02.09.2026 20

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Robert Reich

Trump’s threat against an NBC journalist is an attack on reality

Trump’s threat against an NBC journalist is an attack on reality

With his approval ratings tanking, the crucial midterm elections looming, and his war with Iran turning into a quagmire, Donald Trump has entered full...

02.09.2026 10

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Margaret Sullivan

The Cornish pasty was maligned by a US critic in 1999. My fury is unabated

The Cornish pasty was maligned by a US critic in 1999. My fury is unabated

I think maybe an OBE is in order. Or some sort of message of thanks from the king. While I have not definitively established causation, I am fairly...

02.09.2026 20

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Arwa Mahdawi

The deportation of Milo Yiannopoulos signals a rupture within Maga

The deportation of Milo Yiannopoulos signals a rupture within Maga

It’s been a long, slow decline for Milo Yiannopoulos. From the vantage point of 2026, it’s easy to forget that he was once a big deal. The...

02.09.2026 20

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Moira Donegan