The wildfires and the food supply
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As the death and destruction in LA shows, extreme weather is already impacting our lives —and indeed the food we eat
on Tue, 8AM
Zuckerberg, it’s time to face the facts
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Meta is changing its rules about what constitutes ‘hateful conduct’ and terminating support for global fact-checking organisations. This may not end w...
on Mon, 3PM
Why an indictment was the wrong tool for holding Trump to account
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The real failure was the Senate ducking its constitutional duty
on Thu, 2PM
Mark Zuckerberg is playing narrow politics with Trump
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The Meta boss has decided to ditch fact-checkers and ask users to contest facts—or create alternative ones, write Alan Rusbridger and Khaled Mansour, ...
on Jan 12
How the UK Supreme Court used simple contract law to undo a spiteful government move
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A recent appeal decision may lead to a historic damages payout for public sector trade unions
on Jan 10
Locking up a 77-year-old climate protester is proof of a broken justice system
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Gaie Delap is in prison because there are no electronic tags made to fit her. Could the millionaire bosses of the outsourcing company in charge find a...
on Jan 4
Vote for your World’s Top Thinker 2025
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Vote for the person you think should take home title of World’s Top Thinker 2025
on Dec 23
Gisèle Pelicot, person of the year
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By insisting that her mass rape trial was held in the open, Pelicot has gifted others with real hope for change
on Dec 22
Poverty, fascism and the American dream
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Campaigning for Kamala Harris, I saw how Trump’s promise of change resonated with people abandoned by the system
on Dec 16
Why Britain's doctors are in revolt
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To save the NHS money, the General Medical Council has been pushing the use of physician associates in place of qualified doctors—and putting patients...
on Dec 15
Let’s not “beef up” the Cabinet Office
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For better government, we need transparency and to recognise the power relationships between departments
on Dec 13
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Our list of Top Thinkers is intended to spotlight people whose ideas are shaping the world in which we live—and many of this year’s nominations tick t...
on Dec 13
What Keir Starmer’s speech did not say about crime
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There is no break with the failed consensus about how to deal with anti-social behaviour
on Dec 6
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She did her best art in hospitals, away from the screaming demands of family life. Yet she’d always return to that family—to me and my brothers
on Dec 6
Douglas Murray: Saving the west, one polemic at a time
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Over many years, the writer has built a huge following as a darling of the global illiberal right. His intellectual journey is a reproachful mirror fo...
on Dec 4
Liberal America will sleep through its undoing
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There is no red line, no Morgan Freeman voiceover announcing the end of democratic freedom. It trickles away
on Nov 30
Polls are out, listening is in
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The systems that allow us to hear our fellow citizens are failing. Donald Trump’s surprise victory demonstrates that
on Nov 29
Why it’s time for the ultra-rich to abandon luxury—and their private jets—to save the world
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Do you fancy chartering a private jet for a £1m world tour? Perhaps £62,000 on a new watch, or £89,000 on a bracelet? There is a magazine to cater to ...
on Nov 29
Why lawyers were as culpable as any slaver
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The focus on individual traders like Colston means lawyers are out of sight—but they facilitated the trade
on Nov 29
‘A world with no holocausts’: The Shoah survivor backing ICC prosecutions
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Theodor Meron, who oversaw the world’s first genocide trials, advised the International Criminal Court on pursuing arrest warrants for crimes in Israe...
on Nov 28
Can Friedrich Merz change Germany’s course?
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine exposed Germany’s dependency on Russian gas. But a new leader could break with the Angela Merkel consensus
on Nov 27
Reason and romance: The world's most cerebral marriage
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Derek Parfit and Janet Radcliffe-Richards believe that philosophy should guide behaviour. Their marriage shows that it can
on Nov 26
Trump 2.0 is a warning for Rachel Reeves
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Without a radical change of course by the chancellor, Britain faces another populist insurrection
on Nov 18
It is time to end the “slippery slope” of assisted dying
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The bill now before parliament will bring clarity and certainty to the current legal mess
on Nov 15
Donald Trump’s win shows the power of listening to the internet
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Social media is full of disinformation. But the terminally online former president has paid attention to what his devoted followers want
on Nov 8
In search of the Trump resistance
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As the Republican’s victory in the US presidential election becomes apparent, our reporter can’t help wondering—who will stand up to Trump now?
on Nov 8
Trump isn’t the real danger to America—it’s Elon Musk
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Musk has become a craven cheerleader for America’s next president and will now have real political power. If that prospect doesn’t terrify you, you ha...
on Nov 7
A tale of two attorneys general
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How the new government is recommitting to the rule of law
on Nov 1
Make no mistake: Donald Trump is a demagogue
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The Republican candidate has already damaged American democracy and the wider liberal order. Worse is to come
on Oct 30
Three ways Labour can rebuild climate and nature diplomacy
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The UK is well placed to generate momentum on the phasing out of fossil fuels, and the protection of biodiversity, on the world stage
on Oct 30
Wealthy countries can find money for war—but not the climate
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Small island developing states are still paying the price for the actions of larger, and richer, nations
on Oct 30
Revealed: the scandal of temporary accommodation
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Families spending years living in hotels, households moved miles across the country—why are we spending billions on a system that harms those it is de...
on Oct 29
Fiscal rules? What fiscal rules?
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We don’t need rigid, arbitrary rules to determine acceptable levels of spending—real-world rules are already baked into the economy
on Oct 29
Sorry, Rejoiners—the UK’s path back to Europe will be slow
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Brexit continues to be bad for Britain, but Starmer won’t find a quick fix
on Oct 28
David Gauke’s review is the only way to tackle the prisons crisis
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Appointing the former Tory justice minister is a good move, but also shows why our political system can’t deal with criminal justice
on Oct 24
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Artificial intelligence is unavoidable. But can we resist some of its progress?
on Oct 21
At Trump’s Pennsylvania rally I saw the key ingredients of fascism
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Returning to the site of his near-assassination in the swing state, the Republican candidate gloried in the adoration of people who sought his permiss...
on Oct 18
The Chagos sovereignty deal shows the UK’s legal and diplomatic weakness
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The agreement suits the United States and Mauritius, but does nothing for the displaced Chagos islanders
on Oct 17
How many more hurricanes before we wake up to the climate crisis?
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As a new scientific report warns that the world is on the ‘brink of an irreversible climate disaster’, why do politicians and the media seem so uninte...
on Oct 17
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Ahead of the Budget, could a new levy on the rich be an essential tool in fighting deprivation and wealth inequality, or would it prove unworkable?
on Oct 17
What teaching philosophy taught me about BBC balance
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What chance of a better future if we fail to maintain spaces where radical disagreement can be explored?
on Oct 7
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Here are the books that challenge the vice-presidential nominee’s narrow view of a varied region—and ours
on Oct 5
Locking up climate protesters is the mark of a broken justice system
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Our prisons are full to bursting point with more people behind bars than ever. So why are we adding to their numbers with peaceful activists—and ignor...
on Oct 5
Barcelona has had enough of tourists
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Daniel Pardo Rivacoba, spokesperson for the Assembly of Neighbourhoods for Tourism Degrowth, on why the ‘right to tourism’ does not exist
on Oct 2
Happy birthday to the Human Rights Act
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The legislation has been under sustained Tory attack since 2006, but is unlikely to be repealed any time soon
on Oct 2
If in doubt, vote with confidence
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From climate change deniers to Trump’s tales of stolen elections, uncertainty is a powerful weapon for propagandists that we need to understand
on Sep 25
With regulation, less isn’t more
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Politicians need to get serious about creating impactful and effective rules and regulators, and stop obsessing over quantity
on Sep 24
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Angry and lonely young men can easily enter a web of hatred against women online. Is there a way out?
on Sep 22